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| Jump In And Move Around |
My recent studio practice has been deeply tied to an exploration of Abstraction—not just in technique, but in understanding the history of the First Generation Abstract Artists. Reading Ninth Street Women has been a revelation. The book illuminates the vibrant, often precarious lives of Lee Krasner, Elaine de Kooning, Helen Frankenthaler, Grace Hartigan, and Joan Mitchell—artists who pushed boundaries in 1940s New York, only to be frequently sidelined by their male peers.
Inspired to connect with their physical presence, I recently visited the touring exhibition Abstract Expressionists: The Women. Experience with these works firsthand is powerful; the scale, color, and raw expressionist energy carry a visual and historical weight that deserves the grandest stage. Crucially, the show expanded my horizon far beyond the well-known masters, revealing incredible women artists I had yet to discover. Experiencing their vibrant artistic voices in person has recharged my own creative drive and left me eager to learn more.
The images I am posting here were taken with my phone and are just a sampling of the works that I loved (at the exhibit at the Speed Museum) by artists whom I am just getting to know, (top to bottom): Amaranth Ehrenhalt, Audrey Flack, Miriam Shapiro. Here is the link to see if the show is coming to a museum near you:
https://www.amfedarts.org/abstract-expressionists-the-women/
Abstract Force: Homage to Franz Kline
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| Idyll II |
