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Leon Polk Smith: Going Beyond Space

Leon Polk Smith: Going Beyond Space

Smith, Leon Polk
Koegel, John
Roche, David M.

Hardcover

American Art - GeneralIndividual ArtistsPainting Instruction

Publisher Price: $75.00

ISBN10: 3775754717
ISBN13: 9783775754712
Publisher: Hatje Cantz
Published: Jul 4 2023
Pages: 176
Weight: 2.25
Height: 0.79 Width: 9.84 Depth: 11.81
Language: English

Revisiting the artistic legacy of a pioneering figure in hard-edge abstraction

From today's perspective, the dynamic, geometric abstractions of Leon Polk Smith (1906-96) stand out as a missing link in art history. His work connects the European avant-garde with American Abstract Expressionism via his transformations of Mondrian's legacy. Smith's pioneering role in the hard-edge style and his shaped canvases represent key developments in painting: departing from the rectangular canvas allowed Smith to conceive new interrelations between his two-color compositions and their spatial context. His Constellations series, created between 1967 and 1975, marks the high point of his career, and won him artistic acclaim beyond the US.

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