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“Art is art-as-art and everything else is everything else.”
Ad Reinhardt was emphasized using black in art work : "He was born December 24, 1913 and lived until August 30, 1967 He was an abstract painter who lived in New York beginning in the 1930s and continuing through the 1960s." "He was a member of the American Abstract Artists, "The AAA was formed in 1936 in New York City, to promote and foster public understanding of abstract art." "He was also a founding member of the Artist's Club. He lectured and was a major influence on many types of art" Most famous for his "black" or "ultimate" paintings, he claimed to be painting the "last paintings" that anyone can paint. He believed in a philosophy of art he called Art-as-Art and used his writing and satirical cartoons to advocate for abstract art and against what he described as "the disreputable practices of artists-as-artists".
“A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.” Da Vinci
“A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.” Da Vinci
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The Ultimate
I gathered these images together in my exhibit together because my topic is the effect of Black and White in art and these paintings are all black or almost all black or all white. Ad Reinhardt was and is still famous for his abstract impressionistic paintings. These paintings are all made by Ad Reinhardt and they are all very important to abstract art. "The Ultimate," left sold for 190,000.00 dollars that is one way to show how important Ad Reinhardt to abstract impressionistic art.