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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
