Alchemical colour effects generated with sprayed paint on vast canvases hint at sublime natural, elemental or celestial events. (galleriesnow.net)
Mr. Twombly painted vast canvases marked by smears of paint, half - erased graffiti, random scratches and occasional lines of poetry that evoked a connection between the world of classical mythology and the vibrant street culture of modern life. (washingtonpost.com)
The new American painting, by contrast, meant vast canvases by Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Barnett Newman, Willem de Kooning, Clyfford Still and others, with a gripping energy and directness, and an emotional impact that, in Rothko's case, reduced some viewers to tears («they are having the same religious experience I had when I painted them,» Rothko explained). (theguardian.com)