What the Word “Beauty” Meant to Helen Frankenthaler
Douglas Dreishpoon discussed the later works of Helen Frankenthaler in the context of the concept of “beauty”. It’s also about age and experience. He invokes novelist Toni Morrison, who … Read More
Want to Start Collecting Abstract Art?
Artnet has an article that references several painters whose work is discussed in Abstract Painting: Concepts and Techniques – Larry Poons, Jackson Pollock, Joan Mitchell, Helen Frankenthaler, Kenneth Noland … Read More
Women and Abstract Expressionism
An interesting opinion piece by Max Lunn in Hyperallergic argues for the historical review of the importance of women painters in moving the ball forward for the Abstract Expressionist art movement. … Read More
Comparing Frankenthaler to Rothko
Like a Rothko dancing wildly to jazz’ Frankenthaler invented a way of painting by letting colour soak into an unprepared canvas on her studio floor. The results, all around … Read More
Helen Frankenthaler at the Clark Art Institute
Showcased in the book Abstract Painting: Concepts and Techniques, Helen Frankenthaler’s innovation of stain painting lent itself particularly to evoking nature – the processes involving water, evaporation and free-flowing, soft … Read More
Contemporary Concerns: Helen Frankenthaler
A nice essay about the continued increase in interest in Helen Frankenthaler as her works relate to contemporay paitning, here. What Frankenthaler is best known for is her development of … Read More
Stain Painting Technique of Helen Frankenthaler
A nice essay about Frankenthaler’s breakthrough technique here: Through her soak-stain technique the canvas and paint became one, emphasizing the flatness of the painting even while they conveyed great space. Through … Read More
Painting without a Brush
Go here to read a fascinating article about painting techniques that do NOT use a brush. Many of these techniques are covered extensively in “Abstract Painting: Concepts and Techniques“, including … Read More
Helen Frankenthaler
Sept 2016 –Line into Color, Color into Line features a 25-year retrospective of Helen Frankenthaler’s work and shows at Gagosian Gallery in Beverly Hills with works from the Frankenthaler foundation, curated by John … Read More
List of Artists
Pat Adams Lucy Baker Walter Darby Bannard Tom Barron Jim Bohary Peter Bradley Ingrid Calame Jane Callister Jaq Chartier Gene Davis Paula DeLuccia Lydia Dona Kevin Finklea Craig Fisher Caio … Read More