Famed Artist Ellsworth ...

Ellsworth Kelly, one of the last of the American masters of abstract art, has died. He was 92. The painter/sculptor died Sunday at his home in Spencertown, N.Y., according to Matthew Marks of the Matthew Marks Gallery in Manhattan. “He was simply one of the great modern painters of...

An Interactive Kandinsk...

There is a new interactive version of Kandinsky’s 1932 painting “Entscheidendes Rosa” that features a spooky looking bird peering out of an envelope along with a couple of triangles that morph into a dog. I know this all sounds pretty bizarre however this is part of an...

The Rules of Abstractio...

A new documentary on BBC4 has well known art critic and artist; Matthew Collings talking about on the meaning, the history and the future of Abstract Art.  More here

Antoni Tapies Passes Aw...

Catalan painter and sculptor Antoni Tapies, one of the world’s top contemporary art figures, died Feb. 6 in Barcelona. He was 88. A statement from the government of his native northeastern Catalonia region confirmed the death but did not disclose the cause. Mr. Tapies — who won many...

Helen Frankenthaler, Am...

Helen Frankenthaler, whose abstract paintings helped define the Color Field movement, has died at age 83, according to news reports. Shedied today at her home in Darien, Conn., after a long illness, her nephew said. Frankenthaler was known for “creating sensitively colored abstract...