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Barnett Newman - Coggle Diagram
Barnett Newman
Art Style
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Composed with the intention of communicating a sense of locality, presence, and contingency
Characterised as areas of colour separated by thin lines of colour, or ‘zips’
His first work with a ‘zip’ was called ‘Onement 1x, but it remained a constant element if paintings throughout his career
In some paintings of the ‘50s, like The Wild, the zip is practically all there is to the painting
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Although his paintings appear to be purely abstract, the names he gave them suggest some meaning, especially out of Jewish mythology — 2 paintings from the early ‘50s are called Adam and Eve
Newman’s late works used pure, vibrant colours often on very large canvases
Later on in his life, Newman also worked on shaped canvases
Later paintings were often executed in acrylic colours, rather than the oil paints of before
Rejected the expressive brunch work employed by other painters such a Clyfford Still and Mark Rothko
Accomplishments
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Of his sculptures, the best known is Broken Obelisk, which consists of an inverted obelisk upon the apex of a pyramid
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Career
Started painting in the 1930’s, which were said to be expressionist - however, he destroyed all of these later on
Throughout the ‘40s, worked in s surrealist vein before establishing his own style
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The Stations of the Cross series, of black and white paintings, begun shortly after Newman recovered from a heart attack, are often regarded as the peak of his artistic achievement
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Life
Born and raised in New York City (NY, USA)
Son of Polish, Jewish immigrants
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Later made a living as a teacher, writer, and a critic
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