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Joan Vennum
Bright saffron yellow and vermilion red circular oil painting on canvas

2011

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Joan Vennum Yes, 2011 Oil on canvas 35.9 tondo 91.4 cm JV100 Joan Vennum (1930–2021) was a New York-based artist who created luminous, color-flooded paintings that explore spatial environments. They are at once abstract and figurative. Best known for her ethereal canvases of repeated layers and gradations of color fields, Vennum's roots were in post-abstract expressionism and she portrayed the illusion of limitless space, as it appeared both in her imagination and in the natural world. A native of New York, Vennum studied art at the University of Illinois, Champaign, and at Washington University in St. Louis. Her main inspirations have been the works of Mondrian, de Kooning and, particularly, the Dutch Old Masters' use of space and minute detail. More importantly, two events affected Vennum's artistic point of view during her early development. As a child she was mesmerized by the New York Planetarium's simulation of the universe and the vastness and mystery of space. Then, as an adult, a trip to Sicily revealed the impact of weather on the landscape, the coming together of the elements on the horizon and the spectacle of the sea. The dynamism of the elements and the vastness of space are made present in Vennum's images through a combination of simple forms and intense surface detail. As Vennum says, "My goal is to express a large concept visually using what appear to be the simplest forms."
  • Creator:
    Joan Vennum
  • Creation Year:
    2011
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 35.9 in (91.19 cm)Diameter: 35.9 in (91.19 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    NEW YORK, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: JV1001stDibs: LU684311886052

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