Richard Mann Art

Richard Mann (1940-1990). Duino Elegies, 1981. Mixed media on rag paper, consisting of 43 sheets, each measuring 18 x 24 inches. Each vertical edge is hinged with mounting tape, resulting in a fold-out folio presentation. Entire measurement: 18 inches h., 774 inches w. Framing possibilities. Pages can be separated to present each page individually if desired, or quite possibly as 10 groups corresponding to the ten poems. Please request additional images depicting alternate formats or videos. Biography: Playwright, poet and visual artist, Rev. Richard Mann was born and educated in Melbourne Australia. At the height of America's counter-cultural revolution, Mann moved to New York City where he lived and worked in Harlem. He was influenced by surrealism, abstract expressionism, and calligraphy at the time of his arrival. Beginning in the mid-1970's, the extreme living conditions of Harlem and demands of his religious calling provided subject matter for his painting. Urban decay and ubiquitous public graffiti provide inspiration for compositions that include highly stylized writing. By the late 1970's many works incorporate writing exclusively, with areas of layered, obscured and illegible words, very much like repeatedly tagged walls. Education: Studied painting with Maurice Cantlon, Melbourne, Australia 1961-62. Liberal Arts Studies, Christ the King...

Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on board, circa 1960. Signed. Displayed in a period modernist frame. Image size, 25"L x 25"H.

Beautiful abstract expressionist acrylic pour piece done in blue, black, yellows, and reds by artist Richard Mann in the 1960's. The bubbly texture of suc...