| Color Field Painting - The History | | | | the classic examples of Stain Painting.o Spray |
| Color Field painting was a very popular form of | | | | Painting: As the name suggests, Spray Painting |
| Abstract Art of the mid-twentieth century. It was | | | | involves the use of a color spray gun to create |
| a pioneering style of some lead Abstract | | | | blended hues with finely speckled appearance. |
| Expressionists of New York, who found their | | | | Jules Olitski was the father of Spray Painting, |
| motivation in European Modernism. | | | | whose 'Comprehensive Dream' and 'Draky' are |
| The Intricacies | | | | masterworks in graded tones.o Magna Painting: |
| Like most of the abstract style, Color Field does | | | | Magna Painting was similar in procedure as Stain |
| not put a primer on the techniques of painting. As | | | | Painting and employed the use of magna super, |
| a result, it is distinguished by a highly simplistic | | | | diluted in turpentine oil or alcohol. Magna is a form |
| color scheme, which does not make use of any | | | | of acrylic paint, which is insoluble in water. Sam |
| sketching or gray-scale painting base. Color Field is | | | | Golden and Leonard Bocour developed it, but |
| a flat design of bold colors, as streaks, bands, | | | | Morris Louis mastered its use. His magnificent |
| continuous brushwork, or uniform color canvas. | | | | pieces, 'Point of Tranquility' and 'Number 99 (1959 |
| The emphasis here is on the color harmony, such | | | | - 60)' are some famous creations of this genre.o |
| that the qualities of individual colors are brought | | | | Striping: Stripes are color bands in no particular |
| out. Dull tones or clashing combinations are not | | | | combination. Different painters adopted different |
| acceptable. Most of these works are set in | | | | forms of stripes in their works. For instance, |
| colossal frames that make the interplay of colors | | | | Morris Louis and Barnett Newman painted in |
| even more prominent. | | | | verticals, while David Simpson and Kenneth Noland |
| Types of Color Field Painting | | | | produced horizontal designs. 'Black Grey Beat' by |
| The methodology of producing a Color Field work | | | | Gene Davis is one of the significant works in |
| is varied.o Stain Painting: It is the most famous | | | | Stripes. It remarkably includes bright colors in |
| procedure of all. Originated by Joan Miro, it | | | | between the dull gray and black vertical stripes, |
| involves dabbing or pouring highly diluted paint on | | | | highlighting the vibrancy of those shades. |
| unprimed canvas. The natural movement of the | | | | Despite all the criticism of being a 'childish' art, |
| paint through the porous cloth creates beautiful | | | | Color Field remains a popular form of Abstract |
| hues and fusion patterns. Helen Frankenthaler's | | | | Art, finding place in many fields. |
| 'Mountain and Sea' and Morris Louis' 'Where' are | | | | |