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14-JAN-2006

Winter Hunt- Helen Frankenthaler 1958

Media Oil on canvas
Dimensions 91 x 46 in. (231.14 x 116.84 cm)

Nikon D70
1/40s f/5.6 at 18.0mm full exif

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Guest 09-Jul-2006 02:07
Well, those explanations are really interesting. Thanks to Laurie!
I had seen a couple of Frankenthaler before, but never heard all those explanations.
Laurie Kessler 27-Apr-2006 21:58
Helen Frankenthaler (1928--) was greatly influenced by Jackson Pollock, the leader of the American Abstract Expressionist movement. However, she realized that she could take his technique one step further. By adding turpentine to her paint, and thus thinning it, the canvas would quickly soak it up. This made the paint and the canvass seem to be "as one", akin to merging and being on the same plane. Frankenthaler has become most known for this style of painting which was inspired by the famous Pollack who TIME magazine called "Jack the Dripper" in 1956.
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