Madeline de Joly On Sale

Madeline de Joly was born in 1943. Originally from New York, Madeline earned a BFA (Painting) degree in 1964 from Rhode Island School of Design; a BA (art history and printmaking) degree in 1980 from University of California, Santa Cruz and is continuing her education in Vedic science, advanced studies in consciousness (begun in 1975) from Maharishi International University, USA, Europe and India. Madeline de Joly has had more than a dozen solo exhibitions and has participated in dozens of group exhibitions. She has held numerous professional positions as an instructor and lecturer nationally and abroad, and has published more than a dozen articles. Madeline has been interviewed many times on radio and television. She has received the following awards and honors: Eureka Fellowship Nominee Exemplary Contemporary; University of California Santa Cruz Second Place Award, curated by Barbara Haskell; Whitney Museum of American Art LAX Crowne Plaza Commission: Century Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA; Blanche Coleman Foundation Award Finalist, Boston, MA; European Honors Program; Rhode Island School of Design Full Academic Scholarship: Rhode Island School of Design. Her works are in the following museum collections: Museum of Art and History Santa Cruz, CA; Brockton Art Museum Fuller Memorial Brockton, MA; Jewish Museum of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; Museum of Art and History Santa Cruz, CA and her works are included in dozens of national and international collections, both public and private.

Bring audacious experiments with color and textures to your living room, dining room or home office. Abstract paintings, large or small, will stand out in your space, encouraging conversation and introducing a museum-like atmosphere that’s welcoming and conducive to creating memorable gatherings.

Abstract art has origins in 19th-century Europe, but it came into its own as a significant movement during the 20th century. Early practitioners of abstraction included Wassily Kandinsky, although painters were exploring nonfigurative art prior to the influential Russian artist’s efforts, which were inspired by music and religion. Abstract painters endeavored to create works that didn’t focus on the outside world’s conventional subjects, and even when artists depicted realistic subjects, they worked in an abstract mode to do so.

In 1940s-era New York City, a group of painters working in the abstract mode created radical work that looked to European avant-garde artists as well as to the art of ancient cultures, prioritizing improvisation, immediacy and direct personal expression. While they were never formally affiliated with one another, we know them today as Abstract Expressionists.

The male contingent of the Abstract Expressionists, which includes Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Robert Motherwell, is frequently cited in discussing leading figures of this internationally influential postwar art movement. However, the women of Abstract Expressionism, such as Helen Frankenthaler, Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell and others, were equally involved in the art world of the time. Sexism, family obligations and societal pressures contributed to a long history of their being overlooked, but the female Abstract Expressionists experimented vigorously, developed their own style and produced significant bodies of work.

Draw your guests into abstract oil paintings across different eras and countries of origin. On 1stDibs, you’ll find an expansive range of abstract paintings along with a guide on how to arrange your wonderful new wall art.

If you’re working with a small living space, a colorful, oversize work can create depth in a given room, but there isn’t any need to overwhelm your interior with a sprawling pièce de résistance. Colorful abstractions of any size can pop against a white wall in your living room, but if you’re working with a colored backdrop, you may wish to stick to colors that complement the decor that is already in the space. Alternatively, let your painting make a statement on its own, regardless of its surroundings, or group it, gallery-style, with other works.