An edition of Mark Tobey (1951)

Mark Tobey

Mark Tobey
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An edition of Mark Tobey (1951)

Mark Tobey

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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Publisher
Pace Gallery
Language
English
Pages
78

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1966, Kestner-Gesellschaft Hannover
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1951, Whitney Museum of American Art
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Edition Notes

Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at Pace Gallery, New York, New York, 25 October 2018-12 January 2019.

Introductory essay by Robert C. Morgan.

Includes bibliographical references.

Published in
New York
Copyright Date
2018

Classifications

Library of Congress
ND237.T56 A4 2018

The Physical Object

Pagination
78 pages
Number of pages
78

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL44295716M
ISBN 10
1948701111
ISBN 13
9781948701112
OCLC/WorldCat
1082222128

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