abstract expressionism
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American Masters Rothko
FYI: I love sharing my favorite artists not just for inspiration but also to educate about their creative processes and thoughts. It’s fascinating to see how some artists still believe that only realism qualifies as fine art, overlooking other forms. I wonder what kind of art history they’re being taught in their school.
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“One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.” — Carl Jung
(The subject of the artwork may not necessarily be related to the quote.)
1/1 NFT Abstract Art 0001 Series: Nocturnal
2020
Size: 5400 x 7200 pixels (18 x 24 in.)
RGB, JPEG
Resolution: 300 pixels/inch
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Was modern art a weapon of the CIA?
There are conspiracy theories suggesting the CIA supported abstract expressionism during the Cold War to showcase artistic freedom in contrast to Soviet realism. While there’s some historical connection, the idea that modern art was a “weapon” is debated among scholars, and evidence supporting a deliberate strategy is limited.
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“What do you think an artist is? …he is a political being, constantly aware of the heart breaking, passionate, or delightful things that happen in the world, shaping himself completely in their image. Painting is not done to decorate apartments. It is an instrument of war.” — Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso (1881 – 1973)
Femme à la montre
1932
oil on canvas
51 ⅛ by 38 ⅛ in.
Sold: $139.4 million
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“I have my pace and way of living, and I’m not looking for something.” — Cy Twombly
Cy Twombly
Untitled
1970
oil based house paint and wax crayon on canvas
61 ¼ x 74 ¾ in.
Price realised
USD 69,605,000
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“I have found that in accepting and immersing myself in subject matter I paint with more intensity and that the ‘hows’ of painting are more inevitably determined by the ‘whats’.” — David Park
David Park (1911-1960)
Two Heads
1959
oil on canvas
24 x 26 in.
Price realised
USD 1,022,500
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“I made something that I wanted to make and then people wanted it. That was always important to me because, when I was doing the Warhol stuff, I wondered, ‘Am I making something that I want to make, or because people want to buy?’ Now, I’m in the phase where I can make what I want to make.” — Ryan Wilson
Ryan Wilson, a.k.a. ThankYouX
Meet Me in the Mystery
2019
Spray Paint, Oil, Acrylic on Canvas
36 × 60 in
Price realized: $20,500
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“Abstract means literally to draw from or separate. In this sense every artist is abstract for he must create his own work from his visual impressions. A realistic or non-objective approach makes no difference. The result is what counts.” — Richard Diebenkorn
Richard Diebenkorn (1922-1993)
Ocean Park No.121
1980
oil on canvas
78¼ x 78 3/8 in.
Price realised
USD 7,698,500
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John Baldessari (1931-2020)
I Will Not Make Any More Boring Art
1971
lithograph, on ivory Arches
22 ½ x 30 1⁄8 in.
Estimate
USD 30,000 – USD 50,000
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Aesthetics Philosophy of the Arts
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“The only thing I feel like I know is that I want to make things. Other
than that, I feel like I don’t know. So the problem is in trying to make
something without knowing what I want. […] I think it’s all to do
with wanting to communicate. I mean, I think I want to make
things because I want to communicate with people, because I want to be
loved, because I want to express myself.”
Martin Creed – Members Artist 2015-2017
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Rothko’s Room – The Life and Work of an American Artist
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“When I was a younger man, art was a lonely thing. No galleries, no
collectors, no critics, no money. Yet, it was a golden age, for we all
had nothing to lose and a vision to gain. Today it is not quite the
same. It is a time of tons of verbiage, activity, consumption. Which
condition is better for the world at large I shall not venture to
discuss. But I do know, that many of those who are driven to this life
are desperately searching for those pockets of silence where we can root
and grow. We must all hope we find them.”
Untitled (1963) by Mark Rothko
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“Using the design of the American flag took care of a great deal for me
because I didn’t have to design it. So I went on to similar things like
the targets – things the mind already knows. That gave me room to work
on other levels.”
Flag, 1954-55 by Jasper Johns