My idea for a theme for an art exhibit would be called Images That Make You Think and Wonder.
One artist that I would put into this exhibit would be Michael Goldberg. He was born on December 24, 1924 in Bronx, New York. Goldberg was an American abstract expressionist painter and was also a teacher that was known for his gesture action, abstraction, and still-life paintings. At the age of fourteen, he began to take art classes at the Art Students League of New York City. In the early 1950’s, he began showing his action artwork in group shows in galleries in New York City. During the 1950’s, he started to study painting. By the 1970’s and 1980’s, his artwork began to be appreciated by others around him. Goldberg had a long and successful career as an abstract painter. Goldberg’s work and others that were painting in the style of the abstract expressionism showed a combination of Western metaphysics and Eastern philosophy. Throughout his career, he continued to teach others, paint, and show his work. He died at the age of 83 on December 31, 2007.
Asturiana
Michael Goldberg
Oil stick on canvas
1992
Italian Landscape III
Michael Goldberg
Oil on canvas
2002
Ohne Titel /Untitled
Michael Goldberg
Mixed Media on paper
2002
Another artist that I would pick to put into my exhibit would be Norman Bluhm. Bluhm was an American painter that was an abstract expressionist and an action painter. Norman Bluhm was born on March 28, 1921 in Chicago, Illinois. After his service in World War II, he decided not to continue with his architectural studies. He studied art at the Academia de Belle Arte in Florence, Italy and also at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. In the 1940’s and 1950’s he lived in Paris. Bluham was married to a woman named Claude Souvrain until 1956. He then went back to the United States in 1956. Later he married a woman named Carolyn Ogle in 1961. They both lived in New York City with their two children, David and Nina until 1969. In 1970 to 1980, he and his family lived in Millbrook, New York and in 1980 to 1987 they lived in East Hampton, New York. His family lived in East Wallingford, Vermont until he died on February 3, 1999.
Sooty Lady
Norman Bluhm
Oil on canvas
1978
Guillotine Lady
Norman Bluhm
Oil on canvas
1980
Ode to Apollo
Norman Bluhm
Oil on canvas
1997
All these pieces of art fit in my theme because by looking at them, it makes you think and wonder what the images could be and why the piece was titled that way. You could also see a story that is being told inside the images. I thought all these pieces of art were interesting. The bright colors that were used in all these images are what caught my eye. I really like all the bold and small line detail throughout all these pieces. I also like how you can see all the different shapes or subjects in the images as well. It is interesting how simple the image looks, but they are busy-looking at the same time.
Sources:
Wikipedia.com. “Norman Bluhm”, December 5, 2009. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Bluhm (accessed April 16, 2010).
Wikipedia.com. “Michael Goldberg”, December 21, 2009. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Goldberg#Biography (accessed April 16, 2010).
Artnet.com. “Michael Goldberg”, 2010. http://www.artnet.com/Artists/ArtistHomePage.aspx?artist_id=7124&page_tab=Artworks_for_sale (accessed April 16, 2010).
http://www.normanbluhm.com/images.html (accessed April 16, 2010).
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