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.