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Ukrainian-born artist Peter Krasnow (1886 – 1979) worked mostly in Southern California from 1922 onward, becoming an important advocate of modernism in Los Angeles. During the final years of World War II, he began a series of abstract paintings featuring interlocking rectilinear forms in candy-colored hues.
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American artist Laura Owens’ Untitled (2012) is part of her Pavement Karaoke series. In her process, Owens wrote giant letters from these words across seven canvases, then filled them in with silkscreen prints, derived from classified advertisements.
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The abstract paintings of artist Albert Gleizes (1881 – 1953) often keep strong links with subject matter that inspired them. In Tableau (1921) the image may be based on a female head, possibly that of his wife. Gleizes was a pacifist, but was conscripted into the French army in the First World War. Deeply affected by this experience, he became gravely concerned with the future of society. He thought that artists could help create a better world, not just by making beautiful things, but by offering new ways of seeing.
Photographed in the Tate Modern Museum in London.
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Sarah Sze is best known for dazzlingly intricate installations of found objects, light, and sound. She brings a similar magpie tendency and skittering energy to her work as a painter. In Red Rotation (2020), Sze collages suggestively related images onto the surface three wood panels. Each panel varies slightly in depth, creating a stepped progression seen when the work is viewed from the side.
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LA-based artist Geoffrey Dicker is not your typical painter. With his unique style and infectious enthusiasm, he has carved out a niche for himself in the art world. I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Geoffrey to discuss his vibrant creations and the inspirations behind them. Brace yourself for an insightful and whimsical journey into the mind of this creative force.
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