Tag: Abstract Expressionism
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Writing from the Other Side: Thoughts on Identity in Mark Tobey’s Art-Making
This paper delves into Mark Tobey’s artistic lineage, where he absorbed and synthesized Eastern artistic philosophies in a Western artistic environment, led to the formation of his White Writing and Total Abstraction styles in which his artistic practice also provokes a complex discussion of his artistic identity. In the process, Tobey’s artistic practice also triggered…
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The Calligraphy of Distant Lands: Abstract Expressionist Paintings of John Way
American Abstract Expressionist painting successfully shifted the center of contemporaryart from Paris to New York in the mid-20* century. This achievement was not only dueto the growing international influence of the United States’ power, but also to its inclu-sive and humanistic values. John Way, originally trained in traditional Chinese literatieducation as a seal carving artist…