gesturalabstraction – Painting After Art is Dead

Paul Jenkins

Paul Jenkins was an American abstract artist and member of the New York School. Jenkins’s innovative practice was characterized by his choice to avoid the paintbrush altogether, instead allowing pigment to pool, bloom, or roll across the surface of his canvases.

#pauljenkins

Christian Eisenberger

Artforum says “SEHN SIE TIEF 9975-15432-32718” is Christian Eisenberger’s most comprehensive exhibition to date at Galerie Krinzinger. Though these paintings are not abstraction they are abstractions literally and conceptually- and clearly owe their execution approach to a number of abstractionists.

#christianeisenberger

Zao Wou-Ki

Artsy notes some rising Chinese artists- the surge is apparently also pulling Zao into our consciousness which is better late than never (he passed in 2013) as he was quite interesting.

#zaowouki

Sylvia Naimark

Two Coats notes this Swedish painter’s enigmatic exploration of the imperceptible.

#sylvianaimark

Thornton Dial

Hyperallergic says we should pay attention to the rich, vibrant worlds Thornton created during his time with us (spoiler- not all of them are abstracted).

#thorntondial

Rita Ackerman

I follow a hashtag for Rita on IG- she show with Hauser & Wirth if you want more. Here’s a recent artist talk also.

#ritaackerman

Jackie Saccoccio

Saw in Keltie‘s IG feed that we lost Jackie recently.

#jackiesassoccio

Spencer Lewis

Harper’s Books announces Violet Paintings for the Red and Blue Studio, Los Angeles-based artist Spencer Lewis’ first solo exhibition in New York City (a selection of eight new paintings).

#spencerlewis

Agnes Waruguru

is one of several #africanartists Artsy notes are coming up.

#agnesmaruguru

Bryan Rattiner

Artsy says if you like Cy you’ll like Joanne and Arturo and Bryan.

#bryanrattiner

Xavier Hufkens at Artsy has words about Tracey’s newest. Known for more literal work, these newest are abstractions if not abstraction (“…rather than painting literal depictions of precise events, Emin captures the emotions they awaken”).

#traceyemin

Louise Fishman

Artforum notes “Ballin’ the Jack,” and also that Louise began “her practice at the height of Abstract Expressionism; Fishman asserted herself as a queer feminist Jewish woman within the artistic milieu of the time. Her atmospheric spaces and muscular articulations recount the urgency of her self-expression, and speak to the dynamic forward motion of ballin’ the jack, or going full-speed.”

#louisefishman

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