ARTIST OF THE DAY: BARNETT NEWMAN

ABOUT BARNETT NEWMAN

Barnett Newman was an American artist. He is seen as one of the major figures in abstract expressionism and one of the foremost of the color field painters. His paintings are existential in tone and content, explicitly composed with the intention of communicating a sense of locality, presence, and contingency.

Born: January 29, 1905, New York, NY

Died: July 4, 1970, New York, NY

On view: The Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Museum Folkwang, National Gallery of Canada

Periods: Washington Color School, Abstract expressionism, Color field, Hard-edge painting, Modern art

Spouse: Annalee Newman (m. 1936)

Education: DeWitt Clinton High School, The City College of New York, The Art Students League of New York

Parents: Abraham Newman, Anna Newman

SOURCE: Wikipedia

QUOTE BY BARNETT NEWMAN

“Man's first expression, like his first dream, was an aesthetic one. Speech was a poetic outcry rather than a demand for communication.

WHAT I WISH FOR YOU TODAY

EXPRESS YOURSELF. DREAM. CRY OUT. BE HEARD. VOTE.