Minimalism
(1960-1975)
FRANK STELLA (b.1936)
'Jarmolince III', 1973 (relief assemblage)
'Jarmolince III', 1973 (relief assemblage)
Minimalism was not only a reaction
against the emotionally charged techniques of Abstract Expressionism
but also a further refinement of pure abstraction. It was an attempt to
discover the essence of art by reducing the elements of a work to the
basic considerations of shape, surface and materials.
Minimalist art used hard-edged forms and geometric grid structures. Color was simply used to define space or surface. Ad Reinhardt, whose late paintings anticipate Minimalism, put it simply, ‘The more stuff in it, the busier the work of art, the worse it is. More is less. Less is more. The eye is a menace to clear sight. The laying bare of oneself is obscene. Art begins with the getting rid of nature.’
Frank Stella, Don Judd, Robert Morris, John McCracken and Sol LeWitt were important contributors to Minimalism.
source http://www.artyfactory.com/art_appreciation/timelines/modern_art_timeline.htm
Minimalist art used hard-edged forms and geometric grid structures. Color was simply used to define space or surface. Ad Reinhardt, whose late paintings anticipate Minimalism, put it simply, ‘The more stuff in it, the busier the work of art, the worse it is. More is less. Less is more. The eye is a menace to clear sight. The laying bare of oneself is obscene. Art begins with the getting rid of nature.’
Frank Stella, Don Judd, Robert Morris, John McCracken and Sol LeWitt were important contributors to Minimalism.
source http://www.artyfactory.com/art_appreciation/timelines/modern_art_timeline.htm
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