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While a contemporary of the Abstract Expressionists, Tobey developed a unique and often calligraphic style, grounded in a place of mindfulness rather than the physical action of his contemporaries. A spiritual and artistic turning point for Tobey occurred in 1918 when he was introduced to the ecumenical Baha'i Faith, which promotes universal consciousness. Working largely in water-based media, such as tempera and gouache, on modestly-scaled canvases and paper, Tobey began a painting by emptying his mind of extraneous thoughts in order to focus exclusively on the meticulous placement of abstract gestures and shapes. Within his tablet-size paintings, suffused with masses of lines and overlaid with fragmentary forms, Tobey captured universes of possibilities and energy. In discussing his practice, Tobey said: I believe that painting should come through the avenues of meditation rather than the canals of action. Only then can one have a conversation with a painting. If I find no content, there's no communication.
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Mark Tobey
1997, Àmbit, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
in Multiple languages
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Mark Tobey: [catalogue of an exhibition held at] M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., April 10 to May 1, 1976.
1976, M. Knoedler
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Mark Tobey: oils, temperas, small monotypes, [exhibition] October 24-November 25, 1967, Willard Gallery ... New York
1967, Willard Gallery
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Mark Tobey: paintings from the collection of Joyce and Arthur Dahl
1967, Department of Art, Stanford University
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Mark Tobey: retrospective exhibition, October 4-November 4, 1951
1951, Whitney Museum of American Art
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Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the Galerie Jeanne Bucher Jaeger, Paris, France, October 16, 2020-January 16, 2021.
Includes bibliographical references.
French and English.
French and English.
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