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False Start, 1970
Frank Bowlingexpand_more
Acrylic and spray paint on canvasexpand_more
The John R. Van Derlip Fundexpand_more 2018.56
On View in Gallery 305expand_more
A large, horizontal color field painting in stained and pooled areas of pink, peach, yellow and white. Atop this colorful background are spray-painted stencils of the various continents including Africa, Australia, as well as North and South America that are situated across the canvas to resemble a world map. The continent of Africa appears twice—once on the far left, and again in the middle of the composition. In the lower left of the composition there are large areas of fluid-like pools of pigment that create a diaphanous, puddle-like appearance. This leads to vertical areas of blue and purple pigment that appear to stain and permeate the canvas.
Details
- Title
- False Start
- Artist Life
- Frank Bowling, (born Guyana), 1934
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2018.56
- Curator Approved
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