Western Painting - Post-Painterly Abstraction: the Painters and Their Classic Masterpieces

Post-Painterly Abstraction - The Conceptpainter, was an American.o Frankenthaler Helen
Western American Painting done in 1950s was(1928-present) - The great American painter, born
also called as Post-Painterly Abstraction.in the city of New York, started pursuing
'Post-Painterly Abstraction' is a popular term, theAbstract Paintings from an early age and
famous art critic Clement Greenberg created, asdeveloped the skill and passion for unique
a fitting title for an art exhibition in the year 1964.methods of painting, such as the Drip Technique.o
The associated painters exploited the physicalKelly Oisin (1915-81) - The Irish born sculptor and
openness of design, in coherence withpainter, peaking during 30s and 40s, studied many
'unmodulated' colors.modern languages and joined numerous art
The Correlationscolleges to improve his Post-Painterly Abstraction
Post-Painterly Abstraction penetrated the Hardworks. His classical pieces include the 'Last Supper'
Edge and Color Field Painting figments of Abstractamong others.o Noland Kenneth (1924-present) -
Art. These works, when flavored with Hard EdgeAn American artist, he started experimenting with
Paintings, carried sharp contours, accentuatedDrip & Staining Technique. Helen
further with flat colors. Such artistic paintingsFrankenthaler's works influenced him greatly. He
were encouraged under Abstract Expressionism.soon became popular as one of the Washington
Leading art critics of the 50s and 60s popularizedColor Painters. Later in the 60s, Noland started
it.creating crisp images with contrast coloring on
The Detailssquare shaped canvasses, which came to be
Post-Painterly Abstract artworks wereknown as Hard-Edge Painting forms.o Morris Louis
represented in flat surfaces, with thin wateryBernstein (1912-62) - This American painter was
colors that suggested the scenic drama, whileactively involved in the revolutionary movement,
emphasizing on the background landscapes. Themarking the changes in art expressions from
art works were a combination of vague orAbstract Expressionism to Color Field Paintings. He
abstract expressions and intellectual aesthetics.initially studied at Maryland College of Fine Arts,
The artists would verily drift in and out ofbut later moved away to New York art scenario.
sentimentalism and intellectualism.He soon started experimenting and dabbling in
Artistsunique Post-Painterly Abstraction art forms.
Some key Abstract Expressionist artists,Post-Painterly Abstraction depicted American
specializing in Post-Painterly Abstraction, of thepainting scenario of the 40s and the 50s. By
19th century include:o Barnett Newman (1905-70)1960s, Minimalism, Hard-Edge Painting, Lyrical
- One of the most prominent figures ofAbstraction, and Color Field Painting formally
Post-Painterly Abstraction, this Abstractovertook Post-Painterly Abstraction.
Expressionist artist & a great Color Field