It is in the painting itself that Burckhardt, who was born in 1964, distinguishes
himself from other abstract artists of his generation.
In this regard, Newman stood apart
from the other abstract artists of his generation.
Not exact matches
You refer to these as «
abstract» or «geometric», and there are various examples of zigzags and dots adorning
other caves, but the thing that sets these apart
from images of bison and antelope, or shapes of hands, is that they are visual representations of something that the
artists could not have witnessed.
Like
other young
artists trying to define themselves in the wake of
abstract expressionism, Martin first experimented with found assemblages of detritus
from the lower Manhattan docks.
From Norman Lewis to Joe Overstreet, the Harlem Renaissance — derived tradition of African - American
abstract painting (which has historically had a primarily black audience) is intermingled with the tradition of so - called self - taught or outsider
artists such as Bill Traylor and Bessie Harvey (whose audience has been mostly in the rural south and mostly black); the more recent wave of African - American conceptualism represented by Adrian Piper, Lorna Simpson, and
others (whose work
Are the Asian - American
artists inspired by
abstract expressionists, or are they drawn to the Asian elements of the style, in turn appropriated
from Chinese, Japanese and
other non-western art and culture,
from calligraphy, Sung painting and Zen Buddhism,
from John Cage and DT Suzuki,
from the Gutai
artists and Sung painting?
The way the paint was applied to the canvas, or dripped on it, gave his
abstract expressionism a level of distinctiveness in the similar way his personal life was different
from other artists.
Around the mid-1950s, the
artist began to make
abstract paintings using his fingers or sticks, combs, leaves and
other makeshift utensils to push oil paint around the surfaces of Masonite boards or cardboard taken
from packing boxes at the bakery where he worked.
Unlike
other artists working at the time whose work shifted gradually away
from the representational, Malevich's leap into the
abstract was sudden, conceptual and entirely premeditated.
Other artists create
abstract landscapes that bring a different and necessary vocabulary in an exhibition that tries to address such a wide and contradictory array of topics and perspectives,
from personal desires and dreams to historical processes.
Brilliantly combining world - serious and Miami playful, the Rubell Family Collection offered a mini-retrospective selected
from its more than 6,300 works and 800
artists, as well as work commissioned for the exhibition
from the likes of Mark Flood, Aaron Curry, Kaari Upson, Will Boone and,
from newcomer Lucy Dodd, a room - long
abstract painting inspired by Picasso's Guernica (watch her prices jump — the Rubells are opinion - makers, as we've seen with Hernan Bas among
others).
An Opening Reception and Gallery Talk with the curator takes place on Sunday, August 7, 2016
from 5 to 7 p.m. «Innovation and Abstraction: Women
Artists and Atelier 17» presents abstract graphics and works in other media by eight a
Artists and Atelier 17» presents
abstract graphics and works in
other media by eight
artistsartists.
While his imagery has changed several times over the years, the
artist characterized himself as being «
from the beginning, a minimalist
abstract artist, a geometric abstractionist, with no recognizable shapes in my work» —
other than circles, which have always captivated his imagination as «the perfect shape.»
Other highlights include a London re-staging of Daniel Buren's iconic New York performance piece Seven Ballets in Manhattan (1975)(
From Fri 30 Jan, 3 pm and throughout Feb and Mar) and a work by Russian
artist Anna Parkina (Sat 12 Mar, 7 pm) merging live music, light and movement in an immersive
abstract performance.
The AAA also arranged for
abstract artists from other countries to show with the group in America... Activities of this type culminated in the 1957 AAA publication, The World of
Abstract Art [which is] to this date not only a major research tool but a seminal art document of the 1950s.»
I haven't seen their earlier work side by side since the «Sixteen Americans» show in 1959, and the juxtaposition suggests that what they share — and what sets them apart
from other artists — is a unique relationship to
abstract expressionism.
On the
other end of the spectrum was Spanish
artist Miguel Angel Garcia's pigment print View
from the Empire State building Looking South, a scenic photograph
abstracted by the painted red highlights of water towers throughout the city view.
In these two - venue talks, guides
from the Clyfford Still Museum and the Denver Art Museum collaborate to compare and contrast the work of Clyfford Still and
other male
abstract expressionists with the leading female
artists of the movement.
But each of the
artists» works are also about the misjudgment of a real environment — a real chair made out of special rope (Campana); a box made of terracotta and glaze (Cherubini); a lamp made out of found metal (Coolquitt); an
abstract painting titled after a transsexual (Ferris); and collage, deceptively flat - looking, made
from among
other things, feather and beads (Alvarez).
This includes paint (another tool at her disposal); Color Field painting; the brushstroke, squiggle, and line; Chinese and Japanese art; Indian miniatures; abstraction; figuration;
abstract illusionism; inspirational posters; children's book illustrations; greetings cards; thrift store merchandise; wheels
from bicycles, go carts, and strollers; buttons; embroidery and appliqué; mythology; essays on
other artists.
Living and working in the United States and ranging in age
from 25 to 46, the
artists» influences vary
from folktales to hip - hop,
from non-western aesthetics to
abstract painting,
from tattoo design to black athletes, among
others.
In a late interview he stressed that his reviews for the Nation and Partisan Review sometimes praised
artists such as Edward Hopper and Arnold Friedman, and
others whose work was far
from abstract.
Like the
other members of the group, Bush pursued abstraction as best he could, «
abstracting»
from nature in a manner derived
from the illustrations becoming available in international magazines as well as
from his practice as a commercial
artist.
«Air Mail Stickers» will now be in the opening exhibition, along with
other recent acquisitions by
artists who are not American by birth but have resided here, including «July 4, 1967,» the Whitney's first work by the Japan - born conceptualist On Kawara, or «Blanco y Verde,» an
abstract painting
from 1959 by Carmen Herrera, the 99 - year - old Cuban - born
artist, who now resides in Manhattan.
This section of newer galleries and younger
artists held no surprises
other than a predilection for
abstract painting and the far - flung geographies
from whence these originate.
She has countless smaller works
from D'Metrius John Rice, a large
abstract painting by Seth Adelsberger, and dozens of works
from other artists I hadn't known.
After numerous public exhibitions of works that directly referenced or quoted
from other artists» practices, Levine began making
abstract paintings without specific source material in 1985.
A novel in the form of letters, this exhibition echoes the form by placing the
artists works in dialogue with each
other: Warren's elegant blue neon
abstracts are suspended on one side of the space, while on the
other side Dyer's curious pale sculptures sit arranged on a table like so many natural history specimens
from creatures either long extinct or yet to evolve.
Living Colour This exhibition of
artists» films looks at how colour has been turned into
abstract screen images by Norman McLaren, Katy Dove and
others in works
from the 1920s to today.
That fact could be partially responsible for why so many iconic
abstract drawings are done by
artists that usually work in
other mediums; because in their least guarded moments they casually drew something that expressed the truest nature of their ideas
from deep within.
Still, who lived
from 1904 to 1980, was considered one of the most influential of the American post-World War Two
abstract expressionist
artists, although he was not as well known as
others such as Jackson Pollock.
It is a way, among
other things, of inviting the unexpected... Instead of engaging in the essentially interior monologue that is characteristic of most
abstract painting, the
artist interacts directly with the outside world, incorporating fragments of it in the picture: scraps of paper, labels, enevlopes, wrappers, tickets, sheets of music, and pages
from books» (Jack Flam, Motherwell, New York, 1991, p. 16).
From the famous «Erased de Kooning Drawing,» in which he both puckishly defied and meticulously paid tribute to his
abstract expressionist contemporary, to his performance work with Merce Cunningham, John Cage, Trisha Brown and
others, to his globe - spanning Rauschenberg Overseas Culture Interchange, which propagated new work with
artists, poets and ordinary people in 10 countries, Rauschenberg was engaged in a kind of perpetual conversation.
Several
artists navigate directly the main thematic map of the exhibition;
others chose a more personal approach, looking at the presence of domestic workers in households, the public sphere, and the
artists» lives, while another group of
artists create
abstract and poetic landscapes that bring a different and necessary vocabulary in an exhibition that tries to address such a wide and contradictory array of topics and perspectives,
from personal desires and dreams, to historical processes.
PULSE's consistently strong showing of international exhibitors include GALERIE STEFAN ROEPKE of Cologne, Germany, who will be featuring photographic landscapes by Sharon Harper and
abstract paintings by Julie Oppermann; Nieves Fernandez Gallery of Madrid, Spain, offering works
from artists such as Jordi Alcaraz, Danica Phelps, Jeff Cohen, and more; Purdy Hicks Gallery of London, UK, displaying contemporary photographs and drawings
from Susan Derges, Bettina von Zwehl, Claire Kerr, and Andrzej Jackowski; Lawrie Shabibi of Dubai, UAE, presenting mixed - media pieces by local
artists Nadia Kaabi - Linke, Sama Alshaibi, Driss Ouadahi, and Shahpour Pouyan; and Zemack Contemporary of Tel Aviv, Israel, exhibiting a group show with Phellippe Pasqua, Ofer Lellouche, Yuval Yairi and
others.
The avant - garde
artists from Soviet Russia along with architects and designers
from Netherlands and Germany as well as
from the
other European countries, gathered in newly formed Bauhaus school in Germany, with their exploration in visual and plastic arts, significantly contributed to the rise of
abstract painting in the first decades of the 20th century.
Other works in the show range
from the luminous marble of Carrara — long beloved by
artists and architects as well as
abstract sculptors such as Sergio Camargo — to concrete, which offers the
artist new and entirely different plastic possibilities thanks to the interplay of cement and steel armatures.
The second part of the exhibition will be dedicated to European and American art
from the 1970s until today, i.e.
artists who further develop the
abstract avant - garde trends with different accents (John M Armleder, Daniel Buren, Sylvie Fleury, Peter Halley, Imi Knoebel, Gerold Miller, Olivier Mosset, Michael Zahn, and
others).
Not many art appreciators were there to block my view of Rob Pruitt's hilarious installation: big fancy
abstract paintings twinkling with the
artist's signature glitter, innertube objets encrusted with more sparkly «action painting,» and (literally) heavy - duty floor pieces composed entirely of cement - filled jeans (Levi's, Sasson, brands
from every price point): Five stuffed pairs «sitting up» created a starfish; a snakelike lineup of several more doing splits straddled the floor like a team of torso - free cheerleaders; denim couples, oozing cement cellulite, spooned, mounted each
other, and / or tempted one to sit on them like furniture.
Some consider Feeley part of the Color Field arm of
Abstract Expressionism as well, while
other critics such as Gene Baro saw an independent
artist unrelated to the
abstract expressionist legacy — «in the way that baroque art is remote
from ancient Egyptian art and presumes different standards of value and habits of mind.»
For the exhibition, which first opens at Yorkshire Sculpture Park before touring to
other venues around the UK, Gander has selected works
from 30 different
artists featured in the Collection, pairing figurative sculptures with
other artworks containing the colour blue, which to Gander represents the
abstract ideas often found in modern and contemporary art.
Abstract fine art photographer Julie Patrick draws inspiration
from the Impressionists painters and
abstract artists such as Picasso seeking in her work to blur the line between photography and
other mediums.
Abstract Expressionism also provoked avant - garde responses
from several
other artists including Cy Twombly (1928 - 2011), whose calligraphic scribbling is part - drawing, part - graffiti; and the Californian
abstract sculptor Mark Di Suvero (b. 1933) noted for his large scale iron / steel sculptures.
These include works ranging in style
from expressionistic to surrealist to cubist by Patrick Collins, Mainie Jellett, Colin Middleton, Jack B Yeats and
others;
abstract paintings by
artists such as Josef Albers, Cecil King and William Scott, and more gestural works by Tony O'Malley and Richard Gorman.
Be sure not to miss booths by Azart Gallery
from New York, focusing on innovative and original work of
artists influenced by
abstract, figurative, illustration, pop culture and street art; En Foco Gallery
from Chicago, a non-profit that supports contemporary primarily U.S. - based photographers of African, Asian, Latino, Native American and Pacific Islander heritage; Haven Gallery
from New York, exhibiting emotionally, intellectually and imaginatively driven, representational artwork; Lilac Gallery
from New York, focusing on emerging international
artists that explore new media in their concept with cutting edge techniques; Mirus Gallery San Francisco, championing new movements in contemporary art; and Stephen Romano Gallery
from New York, amongst
others.
These established Synchromism as an influence in modern art well into the 1920s, [4] though followers of
other abstract artists (principally, the Orphists Robert and Sonia Delaunay) were later to claim that the Synchromists had merely borrowed the principles of color abstraction
from Orphism, a point vehemently disputed by Macdonald - Wright and Russell.
In addition great cubists,
abstract artists, and
others from the School of Paris had come over, too, among them Piet Mondrian (1872 - 1944), Marc Chagall (1887 - 1985) and Jacques Lipchitz (1891 - 1973).
I'd argue that it's less interesting to see a Gerhard Richter painting paired with another Richter painting (
abstract or figurative), or hung with a work
from the same period made by an
artist on the
other side of the Atlantic (which is what lots of curators and collectors do now).
In 1959, he painted Tomlinson Park, part of the Black Paintings series that catapulted his career when he was just 23 years old and influenced
other artists of his generation to move away
from abstract expressionism and create work that was more painterly, more thoughtful and more experimental in terms of the use of space in and around the canvas.
Kelly's rational and formal style of painting is drawing on the Russian Constructivist tradition, in particular Kazimir Malevich, as well as Piet Mondrian of the De Stijl movement, in addition to
artists from abstract movements such as Jean Arp, Richard Diebenkorn and Ellsworth Kelly, among
others; all are known for working skilfully with simple shapes and lines.