Joan Thorne

Large Colorful Bold 1980s New York Abstract Expressionist Painting Joan Thorne

1981

MICHAEL HAFFTKA "The Wave" Hand signed lower right "Hafftka" Oil and pastel on paper, 30.5" x 22.25". Framed 39" x 31.5". Michael Hafftka (born 1953) is an American figurative exp...

Chihung Yang American (b. 1947) Untitled (Black and Brown Composition) (1986) Mixed media (acrylic, pastel) on paper Hand signed lower right Sheet 38 x 50 inches, frame dimensions: 45 x 57 x 2 inches, wood frame with glazing Provenance:= From a Corporate Art Collection Yang Chihung (Chinese: 楊識宏; pinyin: Yang Chihung; born 1947) Taiwanese-American artist. Yang Chi-hung was born on 25 October 1947, in Chungli, Taiwan. He developed an interest in art in early childhood, and found inspirations to pursue an artist career after reading Lust for Life – The Life of Vincent van Gogh, translated by poet Yu Kuang-chung, in junior high school. Between 1965 and 1968, he attended the National Taiwan College of Art, developing a sound foundation in oil painting under the tutelage of famous Taiwanese artists of the Japanese Colonial period, such as Liao Chi-chun, Li Mei-shu and Yang San-lang. Meanwhile, he actively attended events organized by the modern art groups of Taiwan, namely the Fifth Moon Group and Ton Fan Group, only to find himself both intimidated and dissatisfied with the then relatively conservative art environment in Taiwan. In 1979, he emigrated to the United States of America with his wife, Jane, and their son, Daniel. His pioneering works soon landed him the “Outstanding Asian-American Artist” award. The concept and style of abstract expressionism as represented by the works of Jackson Pollock in the 1950s had great impact on Yang’s work. With the sense of nihilism that gave rise to abstract expressionism in the post-war period, artists no longer clamored to depict the external environment, but rather chose to focus on their own inner experience. Yang Chihung embraced this spirit about the early 1990s when his style turned abstract. In 1984–85 and again in 1985–86, he was twice awarded a year's residency at The Clocktower Studio in New York City by MoMA P.S.1. In 2013, Yang, along with Xu Bing, Zhang Huan, and Li Chen, were the four artists featured in the Discovery Channel Asia documentary series, Chineseness, a multi-series production that focused on postwar Chinese contemporary artists. He is of the generation of artists such as Chen Tingshi, Liang Yifeng, Yang Yuyu, Pang Jiun, Yinhui Chen, Jui-Ling Hung, De-Jinn Shiy, Yong-ik Cho, Wan Chuan Chang, Kuosung Liu, Sanlang Yang, Chetsai Shen, Fu-sheng Ku, Chunxiang Zhao, Ming Ju, Ming-Che Huang, Jiutong Liu, In-Ting Ran, George Chann, Yi Hong, Tzu-Chi Yeh, Max Liu, Yi-Hsiung Chang, Che Chuang Awards and recognition 1989, Outstanding Asian American Artist Award, by Governor of New York 1984–1986, MoMA P.S.1 National Studio Program, Residency at Clocktower Studio, New York SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 1969 Contemporary Young Artists Exhibition, U. S. I. S. Lincoln Center, Taipei, Taiwan 1974 Asian Contemporary Art Exhibition, Ueno Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan 1977 10 Chinese Leading Artists, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan 1978 Contemporary Chinese Art from Taiwan, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong 1978 International Exhibition of Prints, National Museum of Modern Art, Seoul, South Korea 1979 6th British International Print Biennial, Bradford Art Galleries and Museum, England 1980 4th Miami International Print Biennial, Metropolitan Museum Coral Gables, Florida 1982 Summer Invitational, Susan Caldwell Inc, New York City 1982 Four Artists, SoHo Center for Visual Artists, New York City 1983 New Acquisitions and Trustee's Choice, The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, 1983 Cleveland (UK) 6th International Drawing Biennale, Middlesbrough Art Gallery, England 1983 Dreams Demons Madness, Alternative Museum, New York City 1984 Rambunctious, Siegel Contemporary Art, New York City 1984 Invitational Painting Exhibition, Part II: Eight Imagist Painters, Siegel Contemporary Art, NYC 1984 Salvo, Ruth Siegel Ltd, New York 1984 Modern Art, Ted Greenwald Gallery, New York City 1985 Exotica, Paintings and Works on Paper, Stephen Rosenberg Gallery, New York City 1985 The Art of the 1970s and 1980s, Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT 1985 Large Figurative Drawings...

Framed 33 X 45.5 image is 29 X 41.5 Hand signed lower left Signed and titled verso Sylvia Carewe (1906-1981) was an American woman artist, painter, writer and poet. Born in New York City to Russian immigrant parents, Louis and Esther Kerewsky, she changed her surname to "Carewe" in 1930. Carewe attended Columbia University and studied further with Yasuo Kuniyoshi at Atelier 17 in New York, with Hans Hoffman in New York and Provincetown, Massachusetts, and at the New School for Social Research. During World War II Carewe worked as an advertising copywriter and artist for agencies in New York. She became a prolific abstract artist in a range of media, including tapestry designs for the Aubusson tapestry carpet company in France, felt banners, collage reliefs, and what she termed "blown paintings," which were assemblages (predominantly of children's toy components) overlaid with spray paint. One of the most common subjects in her semi abstract paintings was New York City at night. She also worked in traditional artistic media, including watercolors, oils, lithographs and pastels. In October 1944, she married Marvin Small (formerly Smalheiser, executive for Carter's Little Liver Pills). They had one child, John Marvin, in June 1947. Carewe had her first one-woman show in Poughkeepsie in 1947, after which she opened in New York City at the ACA Gallery in 1948. She had some twenty other American solo shows and her works hung in many exhibits across the United States as well as in France, Belgium and the Netherlands. Her works are represented in the permanent collections of the Whitney Museum, Musée de l'Arte Moderne, Paris, Brandeis University, the Butler Art Institute, Howard University, the Tel Aviv Museum and the National Museum in Djakarta, Indonesia. Her work has been described by French critics as "violent, colorful art, in hard contrasts, not exempt from cold lyricism." ["Les Girls...

John von Wicht (American, 1888-1970) Oil on Japanese Rice Paper. Hand signed and dated in pencil lower right. Sheet Size: 21 x 29.25 in. Johannes Von Wicht was born in Holstein, ...

"Pop Rocks" is an acrylic painting from Ryan Rivadeneyra's series of imagined modernist sculptures. In this series, Rivadeneyra explores the possibilities of...

Gloria Dudfield Yellow and Black Abstract Gouache and Oil Pastel on paper 35 x 36 in c. 1960 Framed Size: 38.5 x 39.5 x 1.5 Good Condition - Wear consistent with age and history. Cr...

Lavender Hills by Roy Wilce Oil Pastel on Paper image 18x43", framed 30x54" *Shipping cost includes the custom packing required to transport fine art securely. ABOUT THE ARTIST: “W...

In this vibrant portrayal, I've merged multiple art styles to capture an explosion of emotions. By layering acrylics, watercolors, and colored pencils, I've created a textured harmon...