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Western Art - Washington Color School - The Realm of Western Painters
by Annette Labedzki
The HistoryThe color painters residing in Washington DC started one of the most dominant art movements of the late 20th century, Washington Color School, during 1960s. In fact, the Washington Color School originally refers to a group of six key painters, who participated in the exhibition 'Washington Color Painters,' held at the Washington Gallery of Modern Art, Washington, in 1965. The group included six key painters, namely - Howard Mehring (1931-78 - Color Field Painter & Washington Color School), Morris Louis (1912-62 - American Abstract Expressionist), Thomas 'Tom' Downing (1928-85), Gene Davis (1920-85, Washington Color School), Kenneth Noland (born 1924 - American Abstractionist), and Paul Reed (born 1919 - Washington Color School & Color Field Painting). These artists mainly concentrated on creating the Abstract Art works in the purview of Color Field Painting.
The DetailsHeavily inspired from Modern Painting and Abstract Expressionism, the artworks of this school artists had vibrant color combinations, and were created on big canvases. Most of them were Color Field Paintings with uncomplicated or plain compositions, having bold patterns. Flat or solid planes were created with the help of colors. Right from geometric designs to bold stripes and Stain Paintings, these painters nearly every time offered colorful spectra to viewers. In the year 1967/68, the color concept set apart the Washington Color School paintings from all the other painting genres worldwide.
The Artists & the ArtworksThis school of art works gained popularity in the UK, the US, and Canada during 1950s. The six painters mentioned above were the artists, who contributed optimally to the field. The 'Beginning,' magna on canvas by Kenneth Noland is a historic work in his signature style of abstraction blended with concentric rings or target painting. Another masterpiece, painting 'Where' by Morris Louis, housed in the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, is laden with the artist's typical style and use of color. Some of the fantastic paintings by these artists are exhibited even today at various museums all across the US. Kreeger and Hirshhorn Museums especially have the most wondrous of Abstract creations by the Washington Color School painters. Sam Gilliam (born 1933), Anne Truitt (1921-2004), Mary Pinchot Meyer (1920-64), Leon Berkowitz (1919-87), Jacob Kainen (1909-2001), and Alma Thomas (1891-1978) were the other artists associated with the field.
ConclusionAlthough the prime of Washington Color School is over, it certainly has left an impressive impact on the Washington DC art scene. Many of these painters later taught at prestigious art universities in and around Washington.
About the Author
Annette Labedzki received her BFA at the Emily Carr College of Art and Design in Vancouver, B.C. Canada. She has more than 25 years experience. She is the founder and developer of an online art gallery featuring original art from all over the world. Please visit the website at Labedzki-Art.com It is a great site for art collectors to buy original art. Artists can join for free and their image upload is unlimited.
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