Umetnik
Rojen v Baltimore, Združene države Amerike
Zgodba o zgodnji mladosti in izobraževanju
Rod: Morris Louis Bernstein, 28. november 1912, Baltimore, Maryland
Starši: Louis Bernstein (prodajalec pohištva) in Cecelia Luckasti Bernstein.
Izobraževanje: Obiskoval javne šole v Baltimoru; Maryland Institute of Fine and Applied Arts (danes MICA), 1929–1932. Diplome ni dokončal.
Zgodnji vplivi so vključevali Eugenea Speicherja in Paula Cézanneja.
Z zgodnjo zanimanje za umetnost je spodbudila njegova družina, kljub omejenim možnostam v Baltimoru.
Razvoj umetnika in ključni vplivi
1930-ta: Za podporo svojemu slikanju je opravljal različna začetna dela (luščenje zelenjave, pranje perila, raziskave za Gallup Poll).
1934–1936: Sodeloval je v projektu muralov Public Works of Art Project pod vodstvom Sama Swerdloffa.
1936–1937: Preselil se je v New York City; v Siqueirosov workshop je eksperimentiral z novimi tehnikami.
Odkriv Magna barve (1948): Ključni trenutek – Louis je pionirsko uvedel uporabo barve Magna, nove oljne akrilne barve, ki sta jo za njega ustvarila Leonard Bocour in Sam Golden. To mu je omogočilo večjo tekočnost in transparentnost v njegovem delu.
Vpliv Helen Frankenthaler: Leta 1953 sta Louis in Kenneth Noland obiskala studio Frankenthalerjeve in bila globoko navdušeni nad njenimi »stain« slikami (predvsem »Mountains and Sea«). To je navdihnilo njun eksperiment z tehnikami litja in premočevanja platna.
Slikanje z motri in inovacije Color Field slikarije
Zrele slike z motri (1954): Značilne so prekrivajoče se, superponirane plasti transparentne barve, ki je bila polita na pripravljeno ali nepred Tremirano platno in v njega vpita.
Tehnika: Izjemno razrednjena barva je bila nanašana na nepredtremirano, neizvlečeno platno, kar je omogočalo njeno tekoče gibanje po nagnjeni površini in ustvarjanje polprozornih barvnih motri. S tem so izginili sledovi čopiča in poudarjena plošnost.
Color Field slikarija: Louis je postal osrednja figura gibanja Color Field, s čimer je poenostavil slikovni prostor in poudaril plošne površine intenzivnih barv. Bil je del gibanja Washington Color School.
Serije in slogi: Poleg slik z motri je raziskoval serije, kot so cvetlične motive, stebri (1960), razvijane forme (1960–61) – ki vključujejo kančke neprozirne barve – ter črtaste slike (1961–62).
Pomembna dosežki in zgodovinski pomen
Pionir Color Field slikarije: Louis je priznan kot ključni inovator v slogu Color Field, skupaj z umetniki, kot sta Kenneth Noland in Helen Frankenthaler.
ЕНИЕ
Vpliv na abstrakni ekspresionizem: Njegovo del je razširilo meje abstraknega ekspresionizma s poudarkom na barvi in plošnosti namesto na gestu ali kompoziciji.
Washington Color School: Pomembno prispevek k temu vplivnemu gibanju, ki je poudarjalo reduktivni pristop k slikarstvu.
Uničenje del: Značilno je, da je Louis med letoma 1955 in 1957 uničil veliko svojih slik, kar odraža kritično samopreverjanje njegove umetnosti.
Dedstvo: Njegov poudarek na barvi, plošnosti in materialnosti barve še vedno vpliva na sodobne umetnike.
Pozna leta in smrt
Louis je neprestano in plodno slikal do svoje smrti.
Smrt: Umrl je 7. septembra 1962 v Washingtonu, D.C., v age 49 let.
Spominska razstava (1963): Kdonje po njegovi smrti je bila v Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum organizirana pomembna razstava.
Retrospektivne razstave: Po njegovi smrti so sledile velike retrospektive v Museum of Fine Arts v Bostonu (1967) in v National Gallery of Art v Washingtonu, D.C. (1976).
Muzej
Na razstavi v Cleveland, Združene države Amerike
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