These «blind» illustrations resulted in distorted forms and curves that became distinct stylistic
motifs in his later work.
Not exact matches
Although the identification of God as Urizen or Satan is a consistent and dominant theme of Blake's
work, his
later writings record a dark, if powerful, vision of a contrary
motif, a vision of a kenotic movement
in the Godhead leading to the redemption of a cosmic humanity.
In a tribute to Robert Penn Warren, the author traces some of the recurring motifs in the work of the late poet, novelist, critic and teache
In a tribute to Robert Penn Warren, the author traces some of the recurring
motifs in the work of the late poet, novelist, critic and teache
in the
work of the
late poet, novelist, critic and teacher.
Nevertheless Kinley, whether
in the impastoed de Stael - influenced early manner, or the thinly scribbled Matisse - inspired
later colour field
work, retained simplified, minimal and icon - like central
motifs.
So this exhibition of around a hundred of his
works, with a focus on Davis's mature period (1921 — 64), is something of a homecoming for the artist, who had a habit of going back to where he came from: The show emphasizes how
motifs from earlier
works tended to resurface
in later pictures.
The focus of his
work shifted decisively to painting
in the 1990s, using the same range of boldly outlined
motifs and vivid colour schemes
in unexpected combinations, applied on canvas and
later to aluminium panels, while also
working on increasingly complex installations of wall paintings.
These nine prints
in themselves offer a mini-retrospective of the main
motifs used throughout her career, from the early orthogonal patterns of her Bauhaus period, through her lyrical knots and threads and fibres of her Black Mountain pictorial weavings, to her more geometric and graphic
works with their repetitions of triangular and rhomboidal forms of her
later years.
Working primarily with the elegant nasta «liq script, a Persian adaptation of Arabic originating
in the
late 14th century, Jinchi renders single letters against ethereal fields of shimmering color, variously inscribed texture and abstract
motifs of free - floating invention.
Later in his career, a more contemplative theme emerges within Zhang Huan's
work as indicated by the recurring
motif of the Buddha beginning
in 2004.
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In works such as Carl Andre in Delft (1968) or, later, Protective Custody (1978) Polke used a canvas made of furnishing fabric, thus elevating it to the status of a visual moti
In works such as Carl Andre
in Delft (1968) or, later, Protective Custody (1978) Polke used a canvas made of furnishing fabric, thus elevating it to the status of a visual moti
in Delft (1968) or,
later, Protective Custody (1978) Polke used a canvas made of furnishing fabric, thus elevating it to the status of a visual
motif.
As Thomas Kellein wrote
in the exhibition catalogue for Donald Judd: Early
Works 1955 - 1968, «Over a period of more than two years until 1958, the bridge
motifs gave way to garden pictures with which he
later installed at the Cobb House
in Marfa, Texas.»
Reflecting on her life as a designer, she chose
motifs for the prints based on her
work from particular years: two from the 1920s, when Albers was at the Bauhaus and met her life - long partner and
later husband Josef; two from the 1940s, when the couple taught at the experimental Black Mountain College
in North Carolina after having fled Nazi Germany; three from the
late 1950s to the early «70s, after they resettled
in Orange, Connecticut and Josef served as Yale University's Chair of the Department of Design; and two from the early 1980s, after Josef's death.
The mountainscape
in the show, No. 389, was painted two years
later and yet is more coherently realistic than many of the earlier
works, which I found intriguing as so often the
motif veers toward abstraction instead of the other way around.
«Noland began this series
in the
late 1960s and revisited the stripe
motif in 2003 —
works from 2003 will also be on view at the stand.»
«Stuart Davis:
In Full Swing» focuses on later works by Davis and highlights his practice of reusing motifs in his earlier works as springboards for new painting
In Full Swing» focuses on
later works by Davis and highlights his practice of reusing
motifs in his earlier works as springboards for new painting
in his earlier
works as springboards for new paintings.
Wall texts lay out his basic themes and
motifs, from strange meditations on Donald Duck and the «tent paintings»
in the 1960s to
later works that took up symbols from Germany's Nazi past, and repurposed them as surreal «dithyrambs,» a term borrowed from Greek poetry but reinvented by Lüpertz as a catchall for his not - quite - abstract forays into abstraction and not - quite - figurative exercises
in drawing real things
in the world.
The drawing contains a bird (identified
in Basquiat's distinctive handwriting as GEESE) perched above some hieroglyphic - like symbols — a
motif the artist
later xeroxed and incorporated into another series of
works focusing on iconography from ancient Egypt.
Of particular note are two paintings from the early 1960s, «Lily of the Valley,» (c. 1960) and «Untitled» (1961), which introduce several familiar
motifs found
in De Forest's
later work.
This sense of infinity is sharpest
in later works (not on view here),
in which Feeley would paint the same
motif four or five times on a single canvas, arranging the iterations
in a grid.
Continuing her interest
in how economic and cultural globalization conditions our response to images, Husain has embedded a broad spectrum of
motifs within her
latest work.
In each diptych, Baselitz pairs reconsidered motifs from his own work with iterations, in ink with blue, yellow or green watercolor washes, of an intimate late work by Hokusai, a wry self - portrait sketched at the end of a letter to his print publisher in 184
In each diptych, Baselitz pairs reconsidered
motifs from his own
work with iterations,
in ink with blue, yellow or green watercolor washes, of an intimate late work by Hokusai, a wry self - portrait sketched at the end of a letter to his print publisher in 184
in ink with blue, yellow or green watercolor washes, of an intimate
late work by Hokusai, a wry self - portrait sketched at the end of a letter to his print publisher
in 184
in 1842.
Later works include a singular drawing of a club trefoil from 1980 (clubs and spades were recurring
motifs in the early»80s), two monotype prints dating from 1988, as well as two monochrome
works created between 1988 - 1992
in Healdsburg, California, a country town
in Sonoma County where the artist lived out his final days.
At the end of 20th century, Grotjahn started to focus more on the investigation of the radiant
motif in his
work, which can be seen
in his
later Butterfly paintings.
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Noland began using two central motifs that would have enduring significance in his work: the circle and the chevro
In the
late 1950s and early 1960s, Noland began using two central
motifs that would have enduring significance
in his work: the circle and the chevro
in his
work: the circle and the chevron.
The paintings reveal the extraordinary range of Gottlieb's themes and
motifs, showcasing a diversity that he first explored
in the 50s and continued to modify and deepen through his
late work.
His fascination with architecture, particularly the Chrysler Building
in New York, would also be evidenced
later when art deco
motifs began to appear
in his
works.
In Hancock's latest body of work (first exhibited at Hales in 2015), the storyline has shifted once more with the merging of the creative energies of Loid and Painter and the introduction of a series of new symbolic motifs, plotlines and character
In Hancock's
latest body of
work (first exhibited at Hales
in 2015), the storyline has shifted once more with the merging of the creative energies of Loid and Painter and the introduction of a series of new symbolic motifs, plotlines and character
in 2015), the storyline has shifted once more with the merging of the creative energies of Loid and Painter and the introduction of a series of new symbolic
motifs, plotlines and characters.
Motivated by an interest
in opulence and exotic materials, the monochrome gold
motif is a hallmark of Byars»
late works, a nod to his self - mythologizing project.
[13] She
later worked with Jonathan Horowitz on a series of monotypes which develop upon the concepts of plants and flowers as
motifs of love and death, resulting
in a series of paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures and photographs, as well as a collaborative artists book.
Later examples of his
work stress color
in decorative curved
motifs.
The progenitors of key elements
in Bengston's
later work are evident
in his student ceramics: he placed blunt, forceful emblems
in the center of his compositions, and created sharply - angled mug handles shaped like chevrons, a
motif he would regularly employ
in later works.
[15] Art historian David Campany calls Picture for Women an important early
work for Wall as it establishes central themes and
motifs found
in much of his
later work.
In «Untitled (Surrealist Composition)» (1935 - 36), a work done on blue paper, Krasner introduces the motif of disembodied eyes, which she returns to years later, in major works such as «The Eye Is the First Circle» (1960
In «Untitled (Surrealist Composition)» (1935 - 36), a
work done on blue paper, Krasner introduces the
motif of disembodied eyes, which she returns to years
later,
in major works such as «The Eye Is the First Circle» (1960
in major
works such as «The Eye Is the First Circle» (1960).
Among the
works by Johns are a recent suite of paintings entitled Five Postcards (2011), and Nines (2006), an assemblage featuring the
late 1960's flagstone
motif painted
in red, yellow and blue, as well as Voice II (1982), a three - part, ink - on - plastic drawing.
Harrison went on to become a celebrated feminist artist, but she didn't return to the superhero
motif for almost 30 years, until the
late»90s, when she produced new superhero - inspired
works expanding on her interest
in disrupting popular symbols of masculinity and femininity.
In the
late 1980s, when Chris Martin began showing his paintings, he adapted signature
motifs from Paul Feeley and Philip Guston, among others, which was a way of paying homage to them as he
worked his way through their iconic images.
An important factor is the way Munch's
late self - portrait Between the Clock and the Bed (1940 — 1942) is linked to Johns» series of abstract cross-hatch
works that became something of a signature
motif for him
in the 1970s.
Inspired by his first encounter with the
work of photographer Eadweard Muybridge
in the
late 1950s, LeWitt began experimenting with a loosely structured grid
in several large oil paintings of 1960, based on the Muybridge
motif of a running man.