Helen Frankenthaler

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Helen Frankenthaler

• Color Field Artist

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About Helens Work

• Working on the floor of her New York studio,
  Frankenthaler devised a unique technique using
  oil paint thinned to a watery consistency and
  alternately pouring and dripping the paint onto
  an unsized, unprimed canvas. As paint and plaster
  become one in the ancient technique of fresco,
  Frankenthaler's technique fused paint and canvas
  into a single entity.

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Color Field painting

• Helens work gained popularity in 1952 and color
  field and abstract art continued to develop
  through the 1960s and 70s.
• There are also many contemporary abstract and
  color field artists practicing today.

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• The works evoke strong feelings of emotion and
  are often displayed in reverent, quiet and
  reflective locations

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