Black Paintings
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Black Paintings are a seminal series of minimalist, monochromatic canvases by Frank Stella that helped define postwar American abstract art and the emergence of Minimalism.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Black Paintings canonical | 1 |
| Black Paintings style | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork series
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painting series ⓘ |
| artForm | painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalStatus |
key series in Frank Stella’s early career
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seminal work of Minimalism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Leo Castelli Gallery
NERFINISHED
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New York art scene ⓘ |
| colorPalette |
black
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monochrome ⓘ |
| compositionScheme |
rectilinear bands
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symmetrical layouts ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Frank Stella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| describedBy | “What you see is what you see” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
geometric abstraction
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non-objective painting ⓘ |
| hasInfluencedField |
critical discourse on objecthood in art
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gallery exhibition design for minimalist works ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Arundel Castle
NERFINISHED
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Die Fahne Hoch! NERFINISHED ⓘ Jasper’s Dilemma NERFINISHED ⓘ The Marriage of Reason and Squalor, II NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomlinson Court Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception |
1958
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1959 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Conceptual art
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Minimalist artists ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Abstract Expressionism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfFirstExhibition |
Museum of Modern Art
NERFINISHED
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New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
canvas
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enamel paint ⓘ house paint ⓘ |
| movement |
Abstract art
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Minimalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
absence of illusionistic space
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all-over composition ⓘ emphasis on flatness of the canvas ⓘ industrial application of paint ⓘ repetition of stripes ⓘ use of parallel bands ⓘ |
| period | postwar period ⓘ |
| productionMethod | use of commercial paint and brushes ⓘ |
| significantIn |
history of Minimalism
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postwar American art ⓘ |
| theme |
reduction of painting to its essentials
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rejection of expressive gesture ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Dos viejos comiendo sopa
this entity surface form:
Black Paintings style