Sentences with phrase «of color as»

Becca Albee's work navigates between prescriptions of color as relating to the body, gender, and space, and looking at color theory as a lens to confuse those constructs.

In 1960 Greenberg wrote a major essay for Art International, «Louis and Noland,» which brought worldwide attention to the two artists Greenberg described Louis's groundbreaking stain technique as a means of giving primacy to color: «The effect conveys a sense not only of color as somehow disembodied, and therefore more purely optical, but also of color as a thing that opens and expands the picture plane.

As the Coordinator of Public Programs he created programming and developed curriculum addressing contemporary art forms by artist of color as a tool for youth empowerment.

Welch references that work in a piece for this exhibition using Stewart's line of paints to «deal with color and our perception of color as it passes through our contemporary filters.»

One of the most influential artists of the twentieth and twenty - first centuries, Ellsworth Kelly is known for his pioneering use of color as form and the powerful presence of his highly refined shapes.

Previous honorees include Jan Dibbets (1995), Donald Judd (1993) and the hippies (in 1970 for their «exuberant use of color as a playful aspect in human society»).

Asked about the pleasure inherent in the experience of pure color, Behnke comments: «I think of my color as more anxiety... color can serve as a segue into the work... the color makes them more accessible... an then... when things settle down and you spend more time with the piece it starts to be a little grating.»

The exhibition press release states «From the beginning, Cruz - Diez focused his research and experiments on one critical issue: the investigation of color as a living organism that is in a constant state of transformation.»

Spectra at the San Diego State University Downtown Gallery explores the use of color as both element and subject in the work of ten artists from Los Angeles, New York and San Diego.

«Allusions to landscape are a function of Rothko's profoundly original implementation of color as well as his horizontal division of the canvas into an upper and lower zone, suggesting a horizon line,» Weiss wrote.

Alberss deeply analytical approach to the creation of a unique visual language was of paramount importance from his earliest days as a student and culminated in his revolutionary explorations of the properties and perceptions of color as seen in his seminal Homage to the Square series.

Alex Paik is a Brooklyn based artist working primarily with folded and cut paper, but he is also a classically trained musician who values the art of color as more than just a means to an end, but rather as the essence of his overall work.

One of the things I strive for is to try to bring out the uniqueness of color itself as an expressive force.

The raw language of color as developed by the Fauves directly influenced another pioneer of abstraction, Wassily Kandinsky (see illustration).

As Heinz Mack and Otto Piene wrote in 1957: «The main tendency was the purification of color as opposed to the informel and neo-expressionism; the peaceful conquest of the

The explorer of color as a serialized form and the strongest expressionistic tool, Noland devoted his entire life to art and he spent his final days in the studio working on new paintings.

Namely, the artist was raised in the family of mixed racial background, so she felt marginalized in the art world and exposed to certain stereotypes, not only as a woman but as a person of color as well.

Although Alexander is largely known for his use of plastics, this show brings to focus the artist's acutely refined manipulation of color as he works to make light interact with space, evoking the essence of air and water.

Sometimes he chooses various accents of color as highlights, so...

Nor is his examination of the limits of color as a space - making tool.

Each artist's studio practice emphasizes experimentation and the use of color as subject matter, yet CMYK also highlights their differences — technique, materials, scale and composition.

His works from the 1950s are distinguished by an innate understanding of color as well as materials.

The structure of Hofmann's well - known Slab paintings of the 1960s, with their hovering rectangles, is similarly informed by the generous planes of Synthetic Cubism, while his life - long exploration of color as both a vehicle for emotion and means of creating space can be related to his admiration for the work of Henri Matisse.

Frankenthaler turned to thicker layers of color as well, hoping that more concentrated paint would enable her to employ brighter tones and reminisce her love for the early avant - garde.

While her subjects are always African - American, Sherald renders their skin - tone exclusively in grisaille — an absence of color that directly challenges perceptions of black identity and seeks, in the artist's words, «to exclude the idea of color as race.»

It's interesting to note that the one painting which feels merely tonal — that is, with hues losing the force of color as they move lighter or darker — is also the earliest; the light of «377 \ 75 Commonwealth Avenue,» 1986, feels far more sluggish than in more recent paintings.

«We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965 - 85» is a group show that focuses on women of color as artists and activists

Her photographs are notably spontaneous and reminiscent of the photographs of masters such as Henri Cartier - Bresson or William Eggleston, with whom she shares a similar use of color as an expressive tool.

The largest and earliest of the works is the monumental Phenomena Himalayan (1971) described by the writer Jonathan Goodman in his text Thresholds of Color as an «intricately rendered work of art that challenges us with its complexities of form and feeling.»

«My work began as an exploration to exclude the idea of color as race from my paintings by removing «color» but still portraying racialised bodies as objects to be viewed through portraiture.»

The resulting paintings, often distinguished by an arc shape that imbues them with a sense of movement, are also distinct for their attention to surface texture and experimental application of color as in Harmonica YP (1972), a highlight of BAMPFA's collection.

At times the artist matches her paint to the paper color, playing with the push and pull of depth and surface, and that which is there but almost invisible: a conceptual fluctuation of color as painted or unpainted.

The work's most salient connection to geography lies in the viewer's ability to walk by, around, and above Grosse's undulating fields of color as they unfold over time and space.

This exhibition of 10 large canvases (all oil, made between 1968 and 1986) was an engulfing experience of color as light.

Hofmann's paintings are a symphony of color as seen in The Gate, 1959 — 1960.

Although she has explored the cultural, social, and historical dimensions of signification of color in her previous work, she is currently interested in the potentialities of color as pure sensation.

Previous sculpture by Keegan has explored the potential of color as sign, reference and code, particularly as manifest in the urban environment.

Though the added layer of seasons and dynamic weather don't necessarily change the game by any means or spawn anything new, it does bring the land of Gemea to life further by giving it a realistic and vibrant change of color as the seasons pass by, the wind blows, and snows and rains accordingly.

Scenarios like these are part of a long racist tradition of representing women of color as mysterious and hypersexual creatures who exist as an «exotic spice» to be consumed by the white or western man.

But before they do, many trees put on a brilliant display of color as beautiful as you could ever imagine.

The bedrooms» white walls and floors and neutral bedding look serene, but each has a playful pop of color as well, from cherry red cabinets to red and yellow armchairs.

I have a specific audience in mind — people who care deeply about racial justice but who, for any number of reasons, do not yet appreciate the magnitude faced by communities of color as a result of mass incarceration... (and) those who have been struggling to persuade their friends, neighbors, relatives, teachers, co-workers, or political representatives... but who have lacked the facts and data to back up their claims.

I was immediately struck by the use of color as a means of defining prejudice, in this case prejudice against those who commit crimes, much as its been a means of defining racism for centuries

The district is having difficulty hiring new teachers of color as fast as their veteran counterparts are retiring.

Research has shown having men of color as role models and mentors greatly improves the social, emotional, and academic progress of all students, especially boys of color.

The brief defines males of color as primarily comprised of African - American, Hispanic, and Native American youth.

As a teacher in a low - income, urban school with many young men of color as students, these facts disturbed me greatly, and I knew that the findings had profound implications for my school and my students.

Two clear examples of standardized tests supporting institutional racism are Chicago and Philadelphia, where the tests are being used to label schools in communities of color as «failures» and then shut them down at unprecedented rates.

Initial studies on residencies suggest that they attract a more diverse pool of teacher candidates — twice the proportion of teachers of color as the national average — and draw them to the harder - to - staff subjects (such as math, science, special education, and bilingual education).

She said that to her, funding students as they come into the school district — or earlier — would shrink the gap between white students and students of color as they proceed through grade levels.