William Baziotes, was born in Pittsburgh June 11th, 1912. His parents were Greek. From 1931 to 1933 he worked at Case Glass company in Reading, Pennsylvania, where he was painting glass and running general errands. He attended evening sketch classes and it was here that he met his lifelong friend Byron Vazakas, who was a [...]
Happy Birthday Jackson Pollock
Not many people know this but Jackson and I share the same birthday. To commemorate this, here is a little piece about him. “When I am in my painting, I’m not aware of what I’m doing. It is only after a sort of “get acquainted” period that I see what I have been about. [...]
Nicolas de Staël – January 5th, 1914
Nicolas de Staël was born on January 5, 1914 in the family of a Russian Lieutenant General, Baron Vladimir Stael von Holstein, (a member of the Staël von Holstein family, and the last Commandant of the Peter and Paul Fortress) and his wife, Olga Sakhanskaya. De Staël’s family was forced to emigrate to Poland in [...]
Jackson Pollock – Before Blue Poles
Jackson Pollock ‘Blue Poles: Number 11, 1952′ enamel and aluminium paint with glass on canvas, Collection of the National Gallery of Australia © Jackson Pollock, 1952/ARS. Licensed by VISCOPY, Sydney 2002 The abstract paintings of the American artist Jackson Pollock (1912–1956) are among the highest achievements of 20th-century art. During an unparalleled period of creativity [...]
Warhol’s Factory without Drugs
Performance artist Marina Abramovic has acquired a large theatre in Hudson, a village about two hours north of Manhattan, where she plans to establish a nonprofit foundation dedicated to performance art. “I want it to function as a research centre for performance,” she told The Art Newspaper, describing plans for artist workshops, courses for the [...]
