my work compares to...
Oct. 20th, 2021 10:03 pmSomeone mentioned the Veils series, by Morris Louis. I think there are similarities, maybe more than any other painter, except for a few paintings by Georgia O'Keeffe. More than Rothko, definitely.
http://morrislouis.org/paintings/veil-paintings
https://www.mnuchingallery.com/exhibitions/morris-louis-veils#tab:slideshow;tab-1:slideshow;tab-2:slideshow
Any similarities are purely superficial of course. Lewis's technique is a huge part of the paintings.
I don't think I mentioned O'Keeffe before. Her work is the obvious comparison, because she did abstracted flowers. But I didn't feel they were particularly similar, until I saw one of her purely abstract works at the art museum. It's very much like mine! Or, mine are like hers. Here are a couple of them...
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http://morrislouis.org/paintings/veil-paintings
https://www.mnuchingallery.com/exhibitions/morris-louis-veils#tab:slideshow;tab-1:slideshow;tab-2:slideshow
Any similarities are purely superficial of course. Lewis's technique is a huge part of the paintings.
I don't think I mentioned O'Keeffe before. Her work is the obvious comparison, because she did abstracted flowers. But I didn't feel they were particularly similar, until I saw one of her purely abstract works at the art museum. It's very much like mine! Or, mine are like hers. Here are a couple of them...
( behind the cut )
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