Calder's largely unknown abstract paintings mark the decisive transition
from figuration to abstraction in the artist's work, and at the same time herald his first abstract sculptures in which he progressively introduced not only actual motion, but also unprecedented concepts such as viewer intervention and sonorous interaction.
Explore Lee Krasner's journey from
figuration to abstraction through close looking at two of her works: Self - Portrait (1930) and Untitled, from the Little Images series (1948) in this gallery talk by Jenna Weiss, Manager of Public Programs.
This exhibition tracks the transitional period of the great twentieth century painter Arshile Gorky, who moved from
figuration to abstraction with his drippy, brightly colored oil on canvases.
She assiduously tracks the steps
from figuration to abstraction in what she calls an «arduous» transition that began in the 1950s and continued to the early 1960s.
Journey from
figuration to abstraction through a sequence of drawing, collage, stenciling, and painting in this afternoon studio workshop taught by contemporary artist Yevgeniya Baras.
Untitled (Seated Figure)(c. 1950) encapsulates the beginnings of this experimental shift from
figuration to abstraction, and also shows the influence of artistic discussions between Tworkov and Willem de Kooning, a close friend and studio neighbor.
Such phases mark the dramatic changes that characterized Guston's art from
figuration to abstraction and vice versa.
How do you get from
figuration to abstraction?
This immersive installation continues Ziegler's interest in processes of translation: from image to sculpture,
figuration to abstraction, from the virtual to the physical.
Featuring key works from the late 1950s to the early 1970s, the exhibition will highlight an important period in Calderara's practice, namely his shift from
figuration to abstraction.
This exhibition brings together paintings, gouaches and drawings from 1948 to 1955 and reflects Caziel's artistic developments from
Figuration to Abstraction and his love for Catherine Sinclair.
In his paintings of the period he had already made the final transition from
figuration to abstraction.
Warren's sculptures range from
figuration to abstraction and from amorphous to more clearly recognisable forms, which are sometimes sexual in nature and reference the body in challenging ways.
Moving seamlessly from
figuration to abstraction — and at times working simultaneously in both — de Kooning's work underwent radical stylistic shifts from decade to decade, continuously evolving and refining.
Moving from
figuration to abstraction — and at times working simultaneously in both, de Kooning's work underwent radical stylistic shifts from decade to decade.
Still a relevant genre in the 21 century, landscape painting is taking new and unexpected turns ranging from
figuration to abstraction.
The new base marked his transition from
figuration to abstraction, the style for which he is known today.
The resulting dynamic imagery moves and merges from
figuration to abstraction and back again.
Warren's sculptures in clay, bronze and steel, ebb from
figuration to abstraction, ranging from the amorphous to more clearly recognizable forms.
I appreciate the way these three artists move seamlessly from
figuration to abstraction and back.
Filled with vibrant illustrations, this stunning volume traces Thomas's development as an artist: her transition from
figuration to abstraction, her fascination with the natural world and space exploration, and the mesmerizing mosaic - like paintings she completed before her death.
Warren's sculptures continue to ebb from
figuration to abstraction and range from amorphous to more clearly recognizable forms, which are sometimes sexual in nature and reference the body in humorous and challenging ways.
Slowly they seemed to work on me, only half consciously, before I changed from
figuration to abstraction.
Organized by the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, the exhibition follows Guston's movement from
figuration to abstraction, as well as his later, more controversial return to figuration and the grand still lifes and landscapes that occupied him throughout the 1970s.
This companion exhibition to Procession: The Art of Norman Lewis examines the role of printmaking in Lewis» art and provides a deeper understanding of his two primary printing techniques, lithography and etching, as well as the progression of his work from
figuration to abstraction.
Filled with vibrant illustrations, this volume traces Thomas's development as an artist: her transition from
figuration to abstraction, her fascination with the natural world and space exploration, and the mosaic - like paintings she completed before her death.
Both the catalogue and Jaffe's captions make clear the path from
figuration to abstraction that Wilson pursued as he studied in New York and Paris.
A group exhibition exploring the influence of ancient myths and archetypes on modern artists at their moments of transformation from
figuration to abstraction.
Rail: You described the drastic change from sculpture to painting, but how about the shift from
figuration to abstraction that was entailed in the same transformation?
Maybe the shift from
figuration to abstraction is tied up with a mounting mistrust of language as a description of the «real» world and a consequently increased emphasis on spontaneity at the expense of complex and specific pictorial space.
exhibition brings together paintings, gouaches and drawings from 1948 to 1955 and reflects Caziel's artistic developments from
Figuration to Abstraction and his love for Catherine Sinclair.
Amy Sillman: one lump or two — the artist's first museum survey — follows her development as an artist from the mid-1990s to the present, as her work moved from drawing to painting to moving images, and from
figuration to abstraction.