Voice of Fire
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Voice of Fire is a large abstract painting by American artist Barnett Newman, known for its simple vertical bands of color and the controversy surrounding its purchase by the National Gallery of Canada.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | painting ⓘ |
| acquisitionBy | National Gallery of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| acquisitionType | purchase ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance | iconic example of Color Field painting in Canada ⓘ |
| artworkSurface | canvas ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Barnett Newman’s “zip” paintings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralBandColor | red ⓘ |
| collection | National Gallery of Canada collection ⓘ |
| color |
blue
ⓘ
red ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | Expo 67 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composition | three vertical bands of color ⓘ |
| controversy | public debate over its purchase price by the National Gallery of Canada ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Barnett Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorBirthYear | 1905 ⓘ |
| creatorDeathYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| creatorGender | male ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | Expo 67 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exhibitionVenue | United States Pavilion at Expo 67 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | abstract art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central red vertical band
ⓘ
left blue vertical band ⓘ right blue vertical band ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | large-scale painting ⓘ |
| height | about 540 cm ⓘ |
| inception | 1967 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| location | National Gallery of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationCity | Ottawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | acrylic paint ⓘ |
| movement |
Abstract expressionism
ⓘ
surface form:
Abstract Expressionism
Color Field painting ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial acquisition by a national institution
ⓘ
minimalist vertical bands of color ⓘ |
| orientation | vertical ⓘ |
| sideBandColor | blue ⓘ |
| style | minimalist composition ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | non-representational ⓘ |
| surfaceTreatment | flat fields of color ⓘ |
| title | Voice of Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| width | about 240 cm ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Voice of Fire