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2. Composition with Grid No. 1 - Wikipedia

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   Mondrian drew the underlying modular system onto the canvas in charcoal. He then used dark grey oil paints to delineate rectangular areas of varying sizes on this grid. [3] Thus, the painting's visible rectangles are superimposed on the underlying grid, giving what the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, describes as "an exceptional harmony of ...

3. No. 61 (Rust and Blue) - Wikipedia

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   The work was first exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, New York in 1961 [1] but is now in the collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. [2] Similar to Rothko's other works from this period, No. 61 consists of large expanses of color with dark shades. Rust and Blue was a part of the Color Field movement.

4. Shaped canvas - Wikipedia

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   Shaped canvases are paintings that depart from the normal flat, rectangular configuration. Canvases may be shaped by altering their outline, while retaining their flatness. An ancient, traditional example is the tondo, a painting on a round panel or canvas: Raphael, as well as some other Renaissance painters, sometimes chose this format for madonna paintings. [1]

5. Paubha - Wikipedia

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   The paint is made from minerals and plants. Gold and silver paint are also used on paubhas. The eyes of the deity are painted when the rest of the painting has been completed, and is known as "mikhā chāyekegu" (opening the eyes). [10] Brocade is sewn to the edge of the paubha to make a frame for display.

6. 20th-century Western painting - Wikipedia

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   Geometric abstraction, Op art, hard-edge painting, Color Field painting and minimal painting, were some interrelated directions for advanced abstract painting as well as some other new movements. Morris Louis was an important pioneer in advanced Colorfield painting , his work can serve as a bridge between Abstract expressionism , Colorfield ...

7. One: Number 31, 1950 - Wikipedia

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   One: Number 31, 1950's juxtaposition of subdued colors with splattering of paint on top represents an indispensable example of Abstract Expressionist artwork. [1] Art historian Stephen Policari considered Pollock's poured painting to represent “a kind of frozen dynamic equilibrium of endless rhythm and energy” and believed the different combinations of curves and straight lines interacted ...