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Philip Guston

Philip Guston. Abstract Expressionism. Part of the Abstract Expressionist movement during the 1950’s. Large canvases that were covered with gestural strokes of fleshy color. Used pinks, reds, and blues in many of his paintings.

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Philip Guston

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  1. Philip Guston Abstract Expressionism Part of the Abstract Expressionist movement during the 1950’s. Large canvases that were covered with gestural strokes of fleshy color. Used pinks, reds, and blues in many of his paintings. One of few painters to attempt to use pink in his paintings on a regular basis. Zone, 1954

  2. Philip Guston Abstract Expressionism Very child-like imagery during during the 1960’s. Movement away from the purely abstract. Use of controversial imagery. Flesh tones continue to dominate his paintings through the 1960’s. City Limits, 1969

  3. Philip Guston Abstract Expressionism Use of exaggerated imagery Chunky, cartoon-like images. Repetition of the klu klux klan hooded figures Paintings are about symbols rather than the action painting that took place during the 1950’s. The Studio, 1969

  4. The Studio, 1969

  5. Philip Guston Abstract Expressionism 1970’s: Large scale paintings that have a graffiti quality to them. Repetition of the large spherical head in profile. The Pit, 1973

  6. The Pit, 1973

  7. Philip Guston Abstract Expressionism Flesh tones dominate the pallate Cartoon like imagery Large canvases Painting Smoking and Eating, 1973

  8. Philip Guston Abstract Expressionism Dark imagery Grotesque Repetition of shoes with rivets Green Rug, 1976

  9. Green Rug, 1976

  10. Philip Guston Abstract Expressionism Strange compositions “The Pink Painter” This head can be found in numerous other paintings by Philip Guston Head, 1975

  11. Philip Guston Abstract Expressionism Images of chaos and disorder Dark feeling Comic like appearance Images that make reference to oppression. Ancient Wall 1976

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