Virtual ExhibitsTitle:
UNTITLED (ABSTRACT)
Artist:
Guston, Philip (1913-1980)
Medium:
Ink on Paper
Date:
1961
Source:
Poindexter Collection
Object ID:
X1966.04.04
Description:
Philip Guston was a Canadian American painter and printmaker in the New York School, an art movement that included many abstract expressionists like Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning. In the late 1960s Guston helped to lead a transition from abstract expressionism to neo-expressionism in painting, abandoning so-called "pure abstraction" in favor of more representational, simplified renderings of personal symbols and objects.
This is a loose sketcky ink drawing that groups forms together in small bundles of irregular shape and expansive line. The resulting line is often sketchy, not especially continuous or fluid, but varies from dark concentrations to thin scribbles that highlight the stark contrast between black line and white paper. It feels very earnest, but remains abstract enough to leave us only the feeling, not a concrete image.
This is a loose sketcky ink drawing that groups forms together in small bundles of irregular shape and expansive line. The resulting line is often sketchy, not especially continuous or fluid, but varies from dark concentrations to thin scribbles that highlight the stark contrast between black line and white paper. It feels very earnest, but remains abstract enough to leave us only the feeling, not a concrete image.
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Painting, Untitled, (abstract), X1966.04.04
Painting, Untitled, (abstract), X1966.04.04
