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Tag Archives: Helen Frankenthaler
Drawing and Writing 2
Frankenthaler’s literary interests are well known, in fact given away by the title of one of her pictures, Seven Types of Ambiguity, also the title of a book by William Empson, one of the most widely read works of literary … Continue reading
The Future Program
I’ve decided I will continue as I have for the last couple of weeks, and post every second day. I was posting every day, and then when burned out would stop for two or three days. There’s no shortage of … Continue reading
Posted in Conceptualism and Painting, Uncategorized
Tagged drawing, Helen Frankenthaler, Linsley, literature, Shep Steiner
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First and last
In America, “first” means best, and also the leader. Of course, every artist is the last, always coming after the great achievements of the past. In American art, leadership is gained by deploying tropes of “firstness,” by claiming to access … Continue reading
Posted in American Modernism, Principles of Abstraction, Uncategorized
Tagged abstract art, abstraction, Cézanne, cubism, Helen Frankenthaler, literature, nature, titles
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Helen Frankenthaler
I was moved by Anne Wagner’s obituary for Helen Frankenthaler in the April 2012 issue of Artforum. Every artist has to make their own canon, never more than today, when almost all artists are educated by art historians. Frankenthaler belongs … Continue reading
Once only
There’s a lot more to say about time, and a lot that’s important for art, but I would like to talk about my kind of art. I would call it an additive tradition, running from Pollock through Frankenthaler, Louis and … Continue reading