Stanley Whitney
Stanley Whitney (* 1946 in Philadelphia ) is an American painter .
life and work
After attending Columbus College of Art and Design , Stanley Whitney studied at the Kansas City Art Institute for a bachelor's degree in 1968 and a master's degree from Yale University in 1972 .
“In Stanley Whitney's work, two fundamental aspects of abstract painting - color and structure - become color as structure. Blocks of green, yellow, light and dark red, orange and blue line up, sometimes overlapping as they pile up on four or five levels. Horizontal lines run between two rows, connecting and dividing at the same time. In the lower levels, the blocks, square or rectangular, are usually smaller: they appear set, compressed under the weight of the others, as happens in deep geological layers of the earth. The square becomes the quintessential work of Stanley Whitney. "
Whitney was a participant in the 50th Venice Biennale in 2003 and in documenta 14 in Kassel and Athens in 2017 .
Awards (selection)
- 1996: Guggenheim grant
- 2002: Pollock-Krasner Foundation
- 2010: American Academy of Arts and Letters
- 2011: Robert De Niro, Sr. Prize for Painting
Web links
- Bomb magazine Stanley Whitney by age Once Gumby (English)
- Art agenda Yves Klein and Stanley Whitney This Array of Colors (English)
- Interview magazine how two offbeat artists made New York Their Own (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Documenta 14 Stanley Whitney , accessed on July 27, 2019
- ↑ a b Nordenhake Stanley Whitney , accessed July 27, 2019
- ↑ Christine König Galerie Stanley Whitney , accessed July 27, 2019
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Whitney, Stanley |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia |