Sunday, December 19, 2010

Color Field painting...



Klee Rothko Kandinsky



Color Field painting is a branch of Abstract Expressionism from the 1940s and 50's that emphasizes all over paint like in the works of Jackson Pollock. They use the canvas as a 'field' of color without a central focus and they emphasize the flatness of surface without a subject matter. Objects in the natural world are not referred to and reveal the artists state of mind in his/her expression. Color field is about the tension created by overlapping layers of flat color. The areas of color can be amorphous or geometric. Some of the best 'color field' and expressionist painters are Kindinsky, Marc Rothko, Paul Klee and Clyfford Still among many others.
I have a tendency to be influenced by many styles and learn from everyone in every era but I do experience creative freedoms with color and form from these continuing Modern/Abstract artists.
I am also working on developing my own style which has its roots in many other realities but I do follow some of the Modern principles as these artists...

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