abstract expressionism
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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