Category: Abstract Art

• Why isn’t artist Norman Lewis famous?

  

  Abstract Expressionism — the first uniquely American art movement to attain international influence — trumpets the limitlessness of artistic horizons. But limitless for whom? How many Black abstract expressionists can you name?

  Diane Tucker

  2023-01-16

  Abstract Art, Art History, Black abstract expressionists, Diane Tucker, Norman Lewis, Norman Lewis Paintings

  Black abstract expressionists, Diane Tucker, Evening Rendezvous, Johnny the Wanderer, La Puerto del Sol, Margo Jefferson, Norman Lewis, Seachange, The Yellow Hat

• Decoding the mysterious art of Paul Klee

  

  Unlike Picasso, Paul Klee doesn’t suffer from being taken way too seriously. But maybe it’s time his ideas carried more weight. Klee’s Bauhaus lecture notes contain over 1,200 pages of personal research into color, shape, and pattern that are among the most detailed in art history.

  Diane Tucker

  2022-04-03

  Abstract Art, Art History, Diane Tucker, Modernism, Paul Klee Paintings

  Diane Tucker, Insula Dulcamara, Paul Klee, Twittering Machine