Artist Exploration
Artist: Frank Stella
Born: (Year and location) May 12, 1936 - Malden, Massachusetts
Died (Year and location)
What type of artist: (I.e. painter, sculptor, photographer etc.)
Minimalism, Hard-edge Painting, Post-Painterly Abstraction
Art Period(s): Geometric abstraction, Monochrome painting
What stands out as the most important facts about the artist?
1. Stella was an early practitioner of nonrepresentational painting, rather than artwork alluding to underlying meanings, emotions, or narratives, and has remained one to this day. Working according to the principle of "line, plane, volume, and point, within space," Stella focuses on the basic elements of an artwork - color, shape, and composition. Over time, Stella succeeded in dismantling the devices of three-dimensional illusionism; his shaped canvases underscored the "object-like" nature of a painting, while his asymmetrical Irregular Polygons explored the tension between the arrangement of colors on the flat surface of the canvas as well as the optical effect of the advancing and receding forms.
2.Created according to a predetermined, circumscribed system imposed by the artist, theBlack Paintings served as an important catalyst for Minimalist art of the 1960s. Similar to Stella's parallel stripes and smooth handling of paint, Minimalist artists created abstract works characterized by the use of repeated geometric, industrial-appearing shapes stripped of all thematic or emotional content.
3.Baroque artists such as the early-seventeenth-century Italian painter Caravaggio developed illusionistic "tricks" that convincingly suggested that their subjects emerged out of the canvas and into the space of the viewer. Several centuries later, Stella took such innovations one step further by literally extending painting into the third dimension in his painterly reliefs, which entered the viewer's space with their incorporation of protruding materials.
What are some of this artist's most well known works?
1.The Marriage of Reason and Squalor, II (1959)
2.Wolfeboro I
3.Shoubeegi
What makes this person's art great?
In 1959, Frank Stella gained early, immediate recognition with his series of coolly impersonal black striped paintings that turned the gestural brushwork and existential angst of Abstract Expressionism on its head. Focusing on the formal elements of art-making, Stella went on to create increasingly complicated work that seemed to follow a natural progression of dynamism, tactility, and scale: first, by expanding his initial monochrome palette to bright colors, and, later, moving painting into the third dimension through the incorporation of other, non-painterly elements onto the canvas. He ultimately went on to create large-scale freestanding sculptures, architectural structures, and the most complex work ever realized in the medium of printmaking. Stella's virtually relentless experimentation has made him a key figure in American modernism, helping give rise to such developments as Minimalism, Post-Painterly Abstraction, and Color Field painting.
Why did you choose this artist?
I chose this artist because I think that there is such a thing as to expressive. Frank tell is one of the few that can give so much emotion with little context. One reason I like his painting is that he he uses a lot of symmetry and that to me gives me a feeling of order and "peace". In some of his pieces of art he makes odd shapes fit each other and it gives me a sense of satisfaction that hing fit with each other.
Born: (Year and location) May 12, 1936 - Malden, Massachusetts
Died (Year and location)
What type of artist: (I.e. painter, sculptor, photographer etc.)
Minimalism, Hard-edge Painting, Post-Painterly Abstraction
Art Period(s): Geometric abstraction, Monochrome painting
What stands out as the most important facts about the artist?
1. Stella was an early practitioner of nonrepresentational painting, rather than artwork alluding to underlying meanings, emotions, or narratives, and has remained one to this day. Working according to the principle of "line, plane, volume, and point, within space," Stella focuses on the basic elements of an artwork - color, shape, and composition. Over time, Stella succeeded in dismantling the devices of three-dimensional illusionism; his shaped canvases underscored the "object-like" nature of a painting, while his asymmetrical Irregular Polygons explored the tension between the arrangement of colors on the flat surface of the canvas as well as the optical effect of the advancing and receding forms.
2.Created according to a predetermined, circumscribed system imposed by the artist, theBlack Paintings served as an important catalyst for Minimalist art of the 1960s. Similar to Stella's parallel stripes and smooth handling of paint, Minimalist artists created abstract works characterized by the use of repeated geometric, industrial-appearing shapes stripped of all thematic or emotional content.
3.Baroque artists such as the early-seventeenth-century Italian painter Caravaggio developed illusionistic "tricks" that convincingly suggested that their subjects emerged out of the canvas and into the space of the viewer. Several centuries later, Stella took such innovations one step further by literally extending painting into the third dimension in his painterly reliefs, which entered the viewer's space with their incorporation of protruding materials.
What are some of this artist's most well known works?
1.The Marriage of Reason and Squalor, II (1959)
2.Wolfeboro I
3.Shoubeegi
What makes this person's art great?
In 1959, Frank Stella gained early, immediate recognition with his series of coolly impersonal black striped paintings that turned the gestural brushwork and existential angst of Abstract Expressionism on its head. Focusing on the formal elements of art-making, Stella went on to create increasingly complicated work that seemed to follow a natural progression of dynamism, tactility, and scale: first, by expanding his initial monochrome palette to bright colors, and, later, moving painting into the third dimension through the incorporation of other, non-painterly elements onto the canvas. He ultimately went on to create large-scale freestanding sculptures, architectural structures, and the most complex work ever realized in the medium of printmaking. Stella's virtually relentless experimentation has made him a key figure in American modernism, helping give rise to such developments as Minimalism, Post-Painterly Abstraction, and Color Field painting.
Why did you choose this artist?
I chose this artist because I think that there is such a thing as to expressive. Frank tell is one of the few that can give so much emotion with little context. One reason I like his painting is that he he uses a lot of symmetry and that to me gives me a feeling of order and "peace". In some of his pieces of art he makes odd shapes fit each other and it gives me a sense of satisfaction that hing fit with each other.
The work of art I am critiquing is called The Duel (Der Zweikampf) F (N#8)
The artist's name is Frank Stella
This is what I see when I look at the artwork.
When I look at this artwork I see a lot of distortion to make different shapes. To me It looks like there is a worm hole on the painting trying to take his art. The colors of this painting remind me of the '80s because of its vibrant color scheme and wacky textures. The way that he oriented the shapes makes some look like they are popping out to the viewer.
All art is made using a variety of art elements: line, shape, color, texture and space. The one or two elements that stand out in this piece of work are:
I don't know where to begin, Frank Stella in this painting use a variety of elements that its hard to start. The first thing I noticed is the painting looks like it was made from scraps of paper that have been thrown away. One could tell that he wanted to make certain parts of the painting pop out by overlapping drawings. He also strategically placed
Artists create a mood with their work. Sometimes the mood is happy, sometimes sad, sometimes angry. Sometimes, the art of the viewer feel alone. The mood for this artwork is
The mood that this artwork makes me feel is happy, of the bright colors being used. When I see this photo it reminds me of a math class because there is a spot that looks like its made from graphing paper. I interpret this artwork as if a kids middle school project has gone wrong.
I like this artwork because of the different patterns combined with variety of color makes me feel relaxed for an odd reason. I like it because it make me feel something that I can't explain.
The artist's name is Frank Stella
This is what I see when I look at the artwork.
When I look at this artwork I see a lot of distortion to make different shapes. To me It looks like there is a worm hole on the painting trying to take his art. The colors of this painting remind me of the '80s because of its vibrant color scheme and wacky textures. The way that he oriented the shapes makes some look like they are popping out to the viewer.
All art is made using a variety of art elements: line, shape, color, texture and space. The one or two elements that stand out in this piece of work are:
I don't know where to begin, Frank Stella in this painting use a variety of elements that its hard to start. The first thing I noticed is the painting looks like it was made from scraps of paper that have been thrown away. One could tell that he wanted to make certain parts of the painting pop out by overlapping drawings. He also strategically placed
Artists create a mood with their work. Sometimes the mood is happy, sometimes sad, sometimes angry. Sometimes, the art of the viewer feel alone. The mood for this artwork is
The mood that this artwork makes me feel is happy, of the bright colors being used. When I see this photo it reminds me of a math class because there is a spot that looks like its made from graphing paper. I interpret this artwork as if a kids middle school project has gone wrong.
I like this artwork because of the different patterns combined with variety of color makes me feel relaxed for an odd reason. I like it because it make me feel something that I can't explain.