Something Great Came Out of Washington DC
Here is an interesting article that delineates the members of the “Washington Color School.” Morris Louis, Kenneth Noland and Gene Davis are several of the early proponents of the … 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
Early David Reed at Gagosian
The works by David Reed from the 1970s are at display in Los Angeles. As David Pagel states: Reed set out to make paintings that had no illusions about their … 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