color field
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Color Field. By Nicole Phan. Color field painting, New York, 1940’s-1950’s. Mark Rothko Barnett Newman. Roots. The “ AbEx ” G estural Abstraction and color field painting. Clyfford Steel. What is it?. N o real central point of focus. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Color Field
By Nicole Phan
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• Color field painting, New York, 1940’s-1950’s
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Mark Rothko Barnett Newman
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Roots
• The “AbEx”• Gestural Abstraction and color field painting.
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Clyfford Steel
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What is it?
• No real central point of focus.• Overlapping colors• Acrylic paint and techniques such as staining
and spraying.
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Kenneth Noland
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The Blind Swimmer
Pat Lipsky
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Color Pattern
• The light colors fade into darker colors
• Background is light to dark
• Blue, red, beige, pink
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Work Cited
"Color Symbolism and Culture." Symbolism of Color: Using Color for Meaning. Incredible Art
Department., n.d. Web. 08 Mar. 2014
Flemming, Howard J. "Color Field Painting." Boundless. Boundless, n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2014.
Gersh-Nesic, Beth. "Color Field Painting: Art History 101 Basics." About.com Art History, n.d. Web. 10
Mar. 2014.