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January 19, 2009
American Abstract Expressionism
Franz Kline was wont to doodle on an old phone book with a biro then blow it up big time with an overhead projector and paint it in with dripping black brush strokes.
This was referred to as spontaneity, but was mostly premeditated.
Cy Twombly would doodle and scratch in a seemingly spontaneous way across huge off white canvases.
Robert Motherwell was into his long running series of Elegies to the Spanish Republic, of which this is No. 110:
All three attended the Black Mountain College a hot-bed of creative talent from 1933 to 1956, in everything from painting and sculpture to architecture and modern dance.
Robert Motherwell in his studio
Cy Twombly in his studio
Franz Kline in his studio [photograph: Fritz Goro]
Posted by john at January 19, 2009 11:29 PM