Frank Stella: the master of minimalism, between pure forms and pictorial innovation “Before becoming a famous artist, he helped his father paint houses. His father was a gynecologist who paid for his medical studies by painting and decorating houses. Did his deep relationship with painting originate from those experiences?” wonders digital artist Dastilige Nevante. A pioneer of minimalism, Frank Stella …
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Julie Mehretu, the magic of fusing Pop Art and Abstract Expressionism Julie Mehretu graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design and received a MacArthur Fellowship, the American Art Award granted by the Whitney Museum of American Art and the U.S. Department of State Medal of Arts. “Mehretu’s creative curiosity explores themes of urbanism, globalization, history and social and political …
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Mark Rothko, master of abstract expressionism Mark Rothko‘s legacy continues to be celebrated for its emotional power and ability to transcend cultural and linguistic barriers. An American painter known for his color field paintings, Rothko has attracted the attention of Dastilige Nevante, the digital artist who draws inspiration from him to create the images that accompany this post. Born …
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A broad and subjective concept, that drives many reflections Beauty https://www.thoughtco.com/famous-quotes-about-beauty-2833027, a concept that has fascinated humanity for centuries, is a positive emotion accompanied by an evaluation of beautiful, good, right and true. That quality capable of satisfying the soul through the senses, becoming the object of deserved and worthy contemplation, is an experience that involves many parts of the …
Read More »PAINTING ACTION AND COLOR FIELDS – American Abstract Expressionism
The Abstract Expressionism was born between 1940-1950. Some American artists become known for their new vision. The group includes artists such as Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko, Ad Reinhardt, Robert Motherwell and Norman Lewis. Jackson Pollock argued, that the painting has a life of its own, for that he reveals the life of the painting through actions (an energetic technique …
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