Hi, I´m preparing some articles on the most admired XXth century Abstract Artists. The first one will talk about the 10 most admired Abstract Painters and I need your collaboration because the list will be based on your individual preferences (although you only need to share at least one abstract artist)
I know individual preferences change over time. I also know it´s quite difficult to choose among so many XXth century abstract painting masters. So right now, which is or are your favorite XX century abstract painters?. (add at least 1 preferred artist)
Please share the abstract artist name or names below in the comment section. If you want to add why do you like them the most, please do so.
My preferred ones are: Piet Mondrian, Manuel Millares, Mark Rothko, Joan Miró and Cy Twombly (who died last year but started his abstract art in the mid XXth.)
pd: I will prepare the final list at the end of April 2012. It will include all facebook, twitter, linkedin, google+, pinterest and wordpress participation.
ps: If you have enjoyed this post rate it or press the like button below and share it (by pressing any of the social media icons below) to help get more responses and a bigger representational world sample.
Thanks
April 16, 2012 - 8:27 am
Antonio, tu propuesta es de difícil solución. elegir sólo a 10 artistas del siglo XX es poco menos que imposible; no obstante, te voy a ofrecer una lista:
Esteban Vicente, Kazimir Malévich, Wassily Kandinski, Mark Rothko, Paul Klee, Antonio Saura, Antoni Tàpies, Luis Gordillo, Luigi Veronesi, Joan Miró………….. y varios centenares más.
Saludos (coloco el enlace en mi “caralibro”)
April 16, 2012 - 8:28 am
Hola José Antonio, perfecto. Muchas gracias por compartir tus preferencias. Gracias a tu comentario he entendido la dificultad de nombrar 10 artistas abstractos y he rectificado el artículo para que los lectores compartan un mínimo de un pintor abstracto.
Un saludo y gracias
Antonio Basso
April 16, 2012 - 1:00 pm
Hi there! I would have Clyfford Still in there, for his art AND his attitude.
April 16, 2012 - 1:52 pm
Hi Glennie, thanks for sharing your preferences. If possible share the post whith others in order to get more a more people abstract painters preferences.
Best Regards and thanks again for collaborating.
ps: By the way, Clyfford Still has 2 votes already
April 16, 2012 - 1:03 pm
Clyfford Still is a new force to be reckoned with in the world of contemporary abstract art. Although not well known when abstract expressionism was popular, he was the first to create compositions devoid of any naturalistic, recognizable subject matter. His philosophy that abstract art should not be or could not be explained and analyzed is one that I abide by in my own work.
April 16, 2012 - 1:54 pm
Hi Edward, again thanks for your deep response. Truly thanks. Please share the article with as many people as possible in order to get as much collaborations as we can. Thanks
ps: By the way, Clyfford Still has 2 votes already
April 16, 2012 - 7:46 pm
I don’t have a favorite, when it comes to Abstract Art, though I really like Mondrian’s Boogie Woogie (as shown above). This painting is not only beautiful, but it has been referenced many times.
April 16, 2012 - 10:10 pm
Hi Merriah, even if you don´t have a favorite thanks for sharing your ideas about Mondrian. Please share the article with your friends so we get a wider and most representative response.
Thks for collaborating
Antonio Basso
April 16, 2012 - 11:55 pm
Cool, Antonio. Rothko and Krasner are my picks.
April 17, 2012 - 12:39 am
Hi Janice, thanks for sharing your preferences. Both of them have already been voted by other readers. Share this post with others in order to get more collaborations :). Thks again and see you soon around.
Antonio Basso
April 17, 2012 - 11:04 am
Hi, XXth abstract should be extended also into the XXI.
3 of my favourits are: Clay Ketter, Andrei Kohschmieder and Fredrik Vaerslev
rgds to all
Charles
April 17, 2012 - 12:03 pm
Hi Charles, great contribution. So far no one has choosen Ketter, Kohschmieder and Vaerslev. This is great. It gives a wider perspective. Thanks again for collaborating and if possible share the article in your social media channels in order to have as much worldwide collaborators as possible.
Regards.
Antonio Basso
April 17, 2012 - 2:04 pm
Good topic Antonio!
I’d go for Robert (& Sonia) Delauney, Rothko and Mondrian. I’d also throw Matisse into the mix if were allowed.
April 17, 2012 - 2:37 pm
Hi Doug. You´re the 2st one in choosing the Delauneys (goog choice). I agree with Matisse being one of the greatest but this time we are aonlu talking abstract :). Please share the article in your social media channels in order to get a bigger collaboration. Thanks for collaborating.
Regards
Antonio Basso
April 17, 2012 - 2:04 pm
Pollock
April 17, 2012 - 2:35 pm
Hola Laia, escurioso en los 3 últimos votos recibidos aparece Pollock como una de los favoritos. Gracias por compartir. Si puedes, comparte el artículo para llegar a más gente y tener una mayot muestra de opiniones.
Salu2 a los 2
Antonio Basso
April 17, 2012 - 2:06 pm
Hola,
mis favoritos son
Jackson Pollock, Jackson Pollock, Jackson Pollock, Tapies, Rothko, Miro…
Puedo añadir que Kandinsky me pone un poco de los nervios?
He mencionado a Pollock?
Conoce alguien pintores abstractos griegos?
xxx
April 17, 2012 - 2:33 pm
Hola Karmen, es Jackson Pollock tu elección
:). Gracias por compartir tus preferencias. Si quieres pls reenvía en artículo en tus redes para que tenga más repercusión y así tendré una muestra más representativa de opiniones.
Beso
pd: de momento nadie ha mencionado a algún pintor Griego.
ps: If there´s anyone knowing a Greeck Abstract Painter, please share his/her name here. Karmen is asking for names.
Thks
April 18, 2012 - 7:35 am
Con cierto tono de humor te comento lo de la tila para los nervios. Kandinsky es, a mi juicio, la piedra de toque de la abstracción. A partir de él… lo demás; antes, cortos intentos….
Sin ánimos de polemizar. Saludos
April 18, 2012 - 8:00 am
Eso, eso … a ver si polemizamos un poco :):). Gracias por comentar. Por cierto, si puedes, comparte este artículo en tus redes sociales para que llegue a más gente y tengamos una visión más amplia de preferencias pictóricas.
Un saludo José Antonio.
April 17, 2012 - 2:12 pm
Antonio, complicado asunto. Pero me tiro a la piscina y muy consciente de ello, eligo a Jackson Pollock. Creo que él como personaje y su arte, que me encanta, reunen la verdadera esencia de
esta tendencia.
También elegiría si se puede a Manolo Millares, aquí por afinidad en el paisanaje (canario).
Un abrazo !
April 17, 2012 - 2:30 pm
Hola Nacho, gracias por compartir y además explicar los pqs. Eres el primero que habla sobre Pollock :), y curiosamente Manuel Millares es también una de mis elecciones. Un abrazo
pd: si puedes, comparte este artículo en tus redes sociales y así podrá llegar a mucha más gente que opine y tener una muestra más representativa.
Abrz 2
Antonio Basso
April 17, 2012 - 3:53 pm
Okis, a ver si sé hacerlo!!!
April 17, 2012 - 4:19 pm
Seguro
April 17, 2012 - 5:25 pm
Antonio, veo que no soy muy original ya que pensaba decir un empate entre Pollock y Mondriaan en su etapa cuando comenzó a pintar arboles todavía en su forma orgánica y antes de hacerlos geométricos. Te mando un fuerte abrazo,
Herman
April 17, 2012 - 7:08 pm
Hola, hola no pasa nada con la originalidad pues lo que pretendo con el artículo es saber cuáles son los pintores abstractos más admirados. Muchas gracias por compartir tus preferencias. Si puedes, comparte este artículo en tus redes sociales para poder recibir el mayor número de respuestas y representación.
Un abrazo
Antonio
April 17, 2012 - 9:10 pm
La originalidad no es lo importante. La idea de mi artículo es conocer las preferencias y a partir de ahí mostrar la selección. Gracias por compartir las tuyas.
Un abrazo.
April 17, 2012 - 6:44 pm
For me Rothko,Miro,Sean Scully,Patrick Heron,Sandra Blow.
April 17, 2012 - 7:17 pm
Great choices Tom. Thks for collaborating. If you are able, please share the link with your friends to whom it may interest and participate in the voting. Thanks and regards
Antonio Basso
April 17, 2012 - 7:58 pm
I can’t argue with anyone else’s choices, but the artist who had so many phases and who was so skilled and capable is Willem de Kooning- I think his important and influence is still not fully realized, even after the recent retrospective
April 17, 2012 - 9:08 pm
Hu X Yz, thaks for adding your preferences. I do agree with you on the importance of de Kooning.
Regards
Antonio Basso
April 18, 2012 - 10:10 am
En efecto, no descarto la importante aportación de Willen de Kooning a la abstracción; pero no es de mis artistas preferidos.
April 18, 2012 - 10:17 am
Gracias otra vez José Antonio.
April 18, 2012 - 9:56 am
Hi X Yz. I do agree with you in that de Kooning´s work is fundamental in terms of XXth abstraction. Great point and thks for participating. Feel free to share the article in your social media channels in order to get more world wide exposure and collaborations. Thanks and regards.
April 18, 2012 - 7:11 pm
Hi, as everybody said before, it is too difficult to choose just ten among all the abstract painters of XXth Century. I hope that forgotten ones can forgive me
The first one is, no doubt, Robert Motherwell. Nothing has touched me more that his Elegies to the Spanish Republic.
After him I must place Kazimir Malévich. One of my series is a tribute to him.
And I would also like to thank José Guerrero, Joan Miró, Wassily Kandinski and the Delaunays for their superb work.
April 18, 2012 - 7:13 pm
Excuse me, I can’t forget Paul Klee, one of my first discoverings when I was 15 or so.
April 18, 2012 - 7:17 pm
Hi Ignacio, thanks for collaborating. Regards
Antonio
April 19, 2012 - 12:30 pm
Gerhardt Richter, De Kooning and the grandfather of abstract Wassily Kandinski !
April 19, 2012 - 12:40 pm
Hi Dianne, thaks for collaborating. Although Ritcher is still alive I will include it in the list ´cose he made great abstract things in the XXth too. Great choices. Please help spread the word and get more collaborations by sharing the article in your social media channels.
Rgds
Antonio Basso
April 19, 2012 - 3:34 pm
joan miro, kandinsky, rothko, leger, newman
April 19, 2012 - 6:14 pm
Hi there, thanks a lot for sharing your preferences. You are the 1st one mentioning Leger!!. Interesting.
Regards
Antonio
April 19, 2012 - 6:17 pm
Here is my picks:
Pablo Picassso
Wasily Candinsky
Piet Mondrian
Mark Rothko
Paul Klee
Gerhard Richter
Georgia O’Keeffe
Gustav Klimt
Jackson Pollock
Robert Motherwell
April 19, 2012 - 6:26 pm
Hey. Hello. Thanks for helping and joining. I really appreciate. And furthermore you have made a complete 10 name list. Excellent. Again, thaks for collaborating. Please help spread the word so that we all get the biggest possible representative sample.
Regards and congratulations for your abstract art blog.
Antonio
April 20, 2012 - 8:27 am
También para mí Picasso es el número uno del siglo XX; pero de ninguna manera lo catalogaría como pintor de la abstracción. Creo que él nunca abandonó la figuración, aunque la trasnformó, con su creatividad, en otra manera distinta de entender el arte y la comunicación estética. Atentamente
April 20, 2012 - 9:54 am
Como tú bien dices, Picasso fue uno de los grandes pero no estaría catalogado dentro del movimiento abstracto del sXX.
Un saludo y hasta pronto.
Antonio
April 19, 2012 - 6:43 pm
Reblogged this on barbaraelka and commented:
“Mirror, mirror upon the wall, Who is the fairest of all?”
Let’s talk about…
April 19, 2012 - 6:53 pm
Thannnnnks Barbara.
Best luck.
Antonio
April 19, 2012 - 7:35 pm
Here’s my list:
1)Morris Louis (Bernstein)
2) Mark Rothko
3)Joan Mitchell
4) Gerhardt Richter
Thanks for asking,
Maurice
April 19, 2012 - 8:04 pm
Hi Maurice, Barbara Elaka recommended your site in a previous comment. Thanks for joining and collaborating. If possible, help spread the word so that we all get a representative sample of abstract painters preferences.
Best Regards.
Antonio
April 19, 2012 - 8:41 pm
I would put Hans Hoffman at the top of my list since he was an Artist/Teacher and taught many of the leading abstract painters. Hofmann taught art for over four decades; his impressive list of students includes Helen Frankenthaler, Red Grooms, Alfred Jensen, Wolf Kahn, Lee Krasner, Louise Nevelson and Frank Stella. As well as his own significant work.
April 19, 2012 - 9:42 pm
Hello, I can not agree more with you. Thanks for sharing this helpful and “must know” abstract art history information.
Rgds.
Antonio Basso
ps: please share the article to get more people involved in this world collaboration.
April 19, 2012 - 10:01 pm
i was going to say hans hoffman too
April 19, 2012 - 10:03 pm
Perfect Chris. Thanks for collaborating.
Rgds.
Antonio Basso
April 21, 2012 - 7:30 am
It’s been mentioned before, but I think adding Kandinsky may be rather important.
April 21, 2012 - 5:06 pm
Hi Tavi, it doesnot not mind if Kandinsky has already been mentioned. Each time an abstract painter is named he gets one point. From the idea is to get the most voted.
Please help spreading the word by sharing the article.
Rgds
Antonio
April 21, 2012 - 8:28 am
Hi, are sculptors allowed, or just painters? I love Klee, Anselm Kiefer, Malevich, Franz Kline, Robert Motherwell; sculptors like Brancusi and Moore should be included!
Great idea…got me thinking & revisiting fond places
April 21, 2012 - 5:11 pm
Hello Silke. In this top 10 list we will only include abstract painters. I´m planning to write other articles talking about abstract sculptors. Great it has help you revisit fond places. It also happened to me.
Thanks for collaborating and plese help spread the word by sharing the article pressing the social media channels buttons.
Rgds
April 21, 2012 - 10:20 am
Sam Francis, Carla Accardi, Afro Basaldella, Emilio Vedova.
thanks for asking.
Lucy
April 21, 2012 - 5:03 pm
Hi Lucy, thanks for you abstract painters name. If possible, share the article in your social media channels to spread the word an get as much answers as possible. so far no one had already voted for Carla Accardi, Afro Basaldella, Emilio Vedova. It´s good to have them on the list.
Rgds
Antonio Basso
April 22, 2012 - 8:10 am
They are italians and I love their work. My list is longer than this, can I continue???
April 22, 2012 - 9:31 am
Ciao Lucy, of course you can add more abstract sXX painters. Each artist you mention gets 1 value point. The final top 10 artists list will include those 10 abstract painters more voted.
Regards and thks for collaborating.
Antonio
April 22, 2012 - 10:13 am
I “stumbled” your post.
April 22, 2012 - 10:18 am
Fantástico!!. Many, many thanks. These sharing actions will help get as many responses as possible. Thanks for collaborating Lucy.
Rgds.
Antonio
April 21, 2012 - 11:47 am
One of my top list is Cy twombly and Joaquim Chancho.
If photographers are welcome I would like to mention Sophie Calle
April 21, 2012 - 5:01 pm
Thanks Ribas Velazquez for your collaboration. It´s interesting that you are the first one mentioning Spanish Joaquim Chanccho. Great. Thks and see you around soon.
April 21, 2012 - 7:09 pm
Gustav Klimt, Munch, Modigliani… siento no haceros descubrir nada nuevo!
April 21, 2012 - 11:01 pm
Gracias por añadir los nombres de estos 3 grandes maestros. El tema es que en este artículo hablamos exclusivamente de artistas abstractos. Si quieres, añádelos respondiendo a este comentario.
Un saludo
pd: si puedes, comparte este artículo con el objetivo de tener cuantas más colaboraciones mejor.
April 22, 2012 - 9:53 pm
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April 23, 2012 - 11:25 pm
Hi there
Some favourite non-re-presentational artists of mine: Kupka, Viera da Silva, Ben Nicholson
April 24, 2012 - 8:18 am
Hello Anni, thanks a lot for collaborating add more abstract artists names.
Regards
Antonio Basso
May 17, 2012 - 11:12 am
Poliakoff
May 17, 2012 - 11:17 am
Hello Sofia, thanks a lot for collaborating. Please help spread the word. Last voting date is May 31st. Thks and regards.
Antonio Basso
July 27, 2012 - 5:23 pm
I would suggest Richard Diebenkorn, Willem DeKooning and Mark Rothko.
July 27, 2012 - 7:51 pm
Hello, Thks a lot for sharing your preferences. Diebenkor is with out no doubts one of my most preferred artists ever. Regards. Antonio Basso