Shirey of The New York Times describes Lyrical Abstraction as “eminently appealing. In a review of the subsequent exhibition of this work at the Whitney Museum of American Art (May 25 – July 6, 1971), David I. The term described the work of contemporary painters who were moving away from the geometric, hard-edge painting that was popular at the time. He first used this term in 1969 in his article, “Young Lyrical Painters,“ which appeared in Art in America. This term was coined by Larry Aldrich, the esteemed fashion designer, collector and founder of the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, CT. Lyrical Abstraction: Small Scale, brings together a group of painters who belonged to an art movement called Lyrical Abstraction. Today, this movement is still present, it is not just a style of painting, it is a philosophy, a state of mind, a freedom.Reception: Thursday, February 28th, 6:00 - 8:00 pmīookstein Projects is pleased to announce a group exhibition of paintings by the following artists: Stanley Boxer, Dan Christensen, Friedel Dzubas, Helen Frankenthaler, Pat Lipsky, Kenneth Noland, Jules Olitski, Larry Poons, Kikuo Saito and Esteban Vicente. Lyrical abstraction has marked the history of art, questioning the way of painting and the representation of forms. In the United States, more than a dozen artists practiced lyrical abstraction: Mark Rothko, Sam Francis, Paul Jenkins and Joan Mitchell among many others. Lyrical abstraction was taking a different direction from minimalism towards a new path: a freer expressionism. American lyrical abstraction is characterized by intuitive and relaxed manipulation of colour, spontaneous expression, illusionistic spaces and the use of acrylic paint. Lyrical abstraction in the United States has existed mainly in New York, Los Angeles and Washington. ![]() Lyrical abstraction had its beginnings, with more than 100 artists practicing this style in Europe. For French artists, lyrical abstraction is a new possibility of personal expression. Lyrical abstraction was not only opposed to the previous cubist and surrealist movements, but also to geometric abstraction, also known as cold abstraction. Artists practicing this artistic current plunged into non-figurative painting that emphasized gesture and light. ![]() In the 1940s, after the occupation and collaboration, France tried to regain its own artistic identity. Lyrical abstraction describes two interconnected but, in the history of modern painting, separate movements. This goes hand in hand with the forms and gestures practiced with the brush no premeditated gesture on the part of the artist during his practice. No pre-existing form should be represented or imagined. Indeed, the isolation and concentration of the practitioner helped to free himself so that the pictorial expression was as pure as possible. To achieve these movements, the artist's state of mind had to be ecstatic. He delivered improvised gestures, starting from a blank canvas. Georges Mathieu practiced artistic performance voluntarily, producing works in front of an audience that was amazed to see him in action. Painting the moment, absorbing the atmosphere, then retranscribing it on a canvas. This continuity provokes a sequence of movements allowing an infinite number of possibilities. Speed of execution is a priority to allow the spirit to continue in the momentum of inspiration. All that counts is the expressiveness of movement in improvisation. Leave the brush at hand, express yourself with rapidity. Everything is done instantaneously, painting the moment without premeditation. ![]() Lyrical abstraction was born in Paris in 1947, this painting is the result of an improvised movement, directly applied to the canvas. Indeed, for this free artist of total independence of mind, instinct and spontaneity must prevail over theory. Considered one of the founding fathers of lyrical abstraction, Georges Mathieu is known as "the fastest painter in the world".
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