c. 1960. Dry pigment and synthetic resin on paper mounted on canvas. 287,8 x 430 x 4 cm. Guggenheim Bilbao Museoa, Bilbao. GBM1997.8. On view.

Merce C is Franz Kline's tribute to the dancer-choreographer Merce Cunningham, with whom he taught at the experimental art school Black Mountain College in North Carolina in the 1950s.

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A brief history of ultramarine. Michelangelo couldn’t afford ultramarine. His painting The Entombment, the story goes, was left unfinished as the result of his failure to procure the prized pigment. Rafael reserved ultramarine for his final coat, preferring for his base layers a common azurite; Vermeer was less parsimonious in his application and proceeded to […]

I’ve had countless people express strong feelings against modern and contemporary art, as if “art” were a dirty word. (As a more high-profile example, filmmaker Werner Herzog’s declaration of despising art comes to mind.) But equally as problematic is the art world’s mocking response to the naysayers: The unease of many people is met with “That’s because you just don’t get it.”

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CARLOS MERCADO ABSTRACT Inspired in the work of Franz and Ives Klein This body of work was produced during the initial months of the lock down due to the pandemic. This tragedy created an opportunity to become aware of being in a bigger contact with my inner world. This new reality we are living will bring challenges and new opportunities. To evaluate what is truly important and what is not. My canvas evolves with no pre-conceived idea of what the end result will be. However, there will be a starting point; an emotion, a memory, could also serve as a point of departure. This process creates an unpredictable tension between the conscious and subconscious that resolved at its conclusion. I attempt to create gestural stokes that are authentic, honest and organic . The intention is always to strive for a pure essence of abstraction. The luxury of complete freedom in the abstract form is what inspires me. Emotions are expressed through the language of color, composition, form and strong gestural brush stokes. My large scale canvases are the culmination of a lifetime of creative vocation. The pursuit of a creative life started at an early age. Growing up in Puerto Rico in the late 1950s, inspiration was all around me. The rich complexity of my culture ,the natural beauty of the countryside, and my early exposure to art all had an influence. This spurred my development along with international masters, Yves Klein, Franz Klein and Andy Warhol . A recent visit to Paris exposed me to Pierre Soulages art at the Louvre Museum. I was taken aback at the force, simplicity and gravity of his strength and contemporary vision. I was drawn into the canvases and in awe of those intense and strong strokes and his use of black. I draw inspiration from the mid-twentieth century New York school of abstract expressionists, , Hans Hoffman, Franz Kline, Robert Motherwell, Jackson Pollock, Robert Rauschenberg, Mark Rothko. French artist, Yves Klein is also a strong influence.

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Beautiful 'Sunshine ' Poster Print by Yves Kline ✓ Printed on Metal ✓ Easy Magnet Mounting ✓ Worldwide Shipping. Buy online at DISPLATE.

ARMAN (1929-2005) Arman is known as one of the most important international object artists and a co-founder and member of the Nouveau Réalisme. He is among the top artists in the list of "Top 100" artists of world-renown. A leader of Abstract Expressionism, his works offer an incredible opportunity for enormous appreciation in value. Some of Arman's original works of art sell today in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. His prints and posters have been used to promote international music events world-wide. He has had over 30 one-man shows in museums all over the world, many TV interviews, and innumerable articles about his work have been published. Original Limited Edition Silkscreen on Arches paper, 1978. Edition Size: 150, plus proofs. Paper Size: 30" x 22." Signed & numbered in pencil. Excellent Condition; never framed or matted.