When it comes to Abstract Expressionism, formal qualities such as brushwork, color relationships, and composition take precedence over representation. Gesture itself — which can encompass the sweep or ...
The bold artistic movement that made New York the center of the art world in the 1950s gets the exposure it deserves when the Nassau County Museum of Art hosts AB-EX/RE-CON: Abstract Expressionism ...
Art museums in Los Angeles currently overflow with first-rate exhibitions. An unusually strong array of well-organized solo and thematic shows covering a variety of art has made the first months of ...
Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning: The most recognizable names of post-war abstract painting are male. In recent years, curators have expanded that perspective to include their talented wives Lee ...
VietNamNet Bridge – A series of paintings by Vietnamese artist Hoang Dinh and his Dutch colleague Somsak Chaituch will be on display this week at the Viet Nam Fine Arts Museum. VietNamNet Bridge – A ...
When British artists saw the first London exhibitions of American abstract painters such as Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko in the late Fifties, they were astonished by the improvisatory freedom of ...
The Columbia-based artist Laura Spong died Monday at age 92 after a long career that earned commercial success in her later years. Friends and colleagues say Spong had a strong work ethic and painted ...