Tag Archives: atelier 17

melancholy scribbles and drips: one dribble at a line

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Dave

Mere doodling of only psychological interest? Even then. After its initial surge of authenticity could abstract expressionism be sustained? The mendaciousness of the art industry to hype this style knew no bounds. Like Marcel Duchamp asserting that everyone is an … Continue reading →

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the washington square drips and splatters

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Dave

Hard to pinpoint what brought them together, this collection of opposites that endured to the end. Arshile Gorky was a late and marginal member in Andre Breton’s surrealist circle and he may have transmitted the importance of trusting introspection, and … Continue reading →

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liberating the line: painting the bestial floor

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Dave

Was the use of automatism to pry into abstraction and the subconscious essential to Abstract Expressionism? It can be asserted that it was significant in unlocking the mystery and meaning of the abstract plane; a gateway into the world of … Continue reading →