A photograph of a room with an abstract work on the wall would
grant pure abstract painting its end goal of being purely something in the world.
His
early pure abstract paintings, celebrated female depictions and mature landscape pieces — all these works represent what can easily be classified as true milestones of modern art history and are a clear indicator of just how vital the work of Willem de Kooning truly was.
The Russian painter and graphic artist Wassily Kandinsky (1866 - 1944) was one of the great masters of modern art and the outstanding representative
of pure abstract painting that dominated the first half of the 20th century.
«At that time, it looks like
a pure abstract painting, and that inspires me.»
As an intellectual, he argued that
pure abstract painting was the logical and necessary conclusion of modern art.
The gallery adds, «
Her pure abstract paintings call to mind the stained canvases of the Color Field artists, but her work embodies a unique elegance that differentiates it from that of her contemporaries.»
FRANK OKADA: Well, I think
the pure abstract painting is....
And so I don't know if that's really possible to do
a pure abstract painting.
The Russian painter and graphic artist Wassily Kandinsky was one of the great masters of modern art, as well as the outstanding representative of
pure abstract painting (using only colors and forms) that dominated the first half of the twentieth century.
Her pure abstract paintings call to mind the stained canvases of the Color Field artists, but her work embodies a unique elegance that differentiates it from that of her contemporaries.
The show presents a nice selection of
pure abstract paintings and a sculpture expressed in colorful geometric abstraction that portrays Impiglia's penchant for steep triangles and shards.
I think for example all those formal issues are at play in
pure abstract painting, but the audience for pure abstract painting, I would guess, is smaller than for observational painting.
This includes rare early drawings, stained - glass assemblages, sandblasted glass constructions, and a range of
pure abstract paintings.