Christopher Wool (1955) - photo 1

Christopher Wool

Christopher Wool is an American artist. Since the 1980s, Wool's art has incorporated issues surrounding post-conceptual ideas. He lives and works in New York City and Marfa, Texas, together with his wife and fellow painter Charline von Heyl.

Wool is best known for his paintings of large, black, stenciled letters on white canvases. Wool began to create word paintings in the late 1980s, reportedly after having seen graffiti on a brand new white truck. Using a system of alliteration, with the words often broken up by a grid system, or with the vowels removed (as in 'TRBL' or 'DRNK'), Wool's word paintings often demand reading aloud to make sense.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:1955, Boston, USA
Nationality:USA
Period of activity: XX, XXI century
Specialization:Artist, Painter, Sculptor
Art style:Abstract art, Abstract Expressionism, Conceptual art, Contemporary art

Creators USA

Charles Benefiel (1967)
Charles Benefiel
1967
Lynn Davis (1944)
Lynn Davis
1944
Richard Anuszkiewicz (1930 - 2020)
Richard Anuszkiewicz
1930 - 2020
Theodore Lukits (1897 - 1992)
Theodore Lukits
1897 - 1992
 Retna (1979)
Retna
1979
Sarah Miriam Peale (1800 - 1885)
Sarah Miriam Peale
1800 - 1885
William Nichols (1942)
William Nichols
1942
Herbert Adams (1858 - 1945)
Herbert Adams
1858 - 1945
Tim Rollins (1955 - 2017)
Tim Rollins
1955 - 2017
Dennis Oppenheim (1938 - 2011)
Dennis Oppenheim
1938 - 2011
James Edward Buttersworth (1817 - 1894)
James Edward Buttersworth
1817 - 1894
William Richard Crutchfield (1932 - 2015)
William Richard Crutchfield
1932 - 2015
Paul McCarthy (1945)
Paul McCarthy
1945
Frederic Edwin Church (1826 - 1900)
Frederic Edwin Church
1826 - 1900
Waldo Peirce (1884 - 1970)
Waldo Peirce
1884 - 1970
Donald De Lue (1897 - 1988)
Donald De Lue
1897 - 1988

Creators Abstract Expressionism

Hardin Plischki (1937)
Hardin Plischki
1937
Alfredo Chighine (1914 - 1974)
Alfredo Chighine
1914 - 1974
Lotti van der Gaag (1923 - 1999)
Lotti van der Gaag
1923 - 1999
Keltie Ferris (1977)
Keltie Ferris
1977
Mainie Jellett (1897 - 1944)
Mainie Jellett
1897 - 1944
Eugene James Martin (1938 - 2005)
Eugene James Martin
1938 - 2005
Prafulla Dahanukar (1934 - 2014)
Prafulla Dahanukar
1934 - 2014
Totte Mannes (1933)
Totte Mannes
1933
Joseph Lacasse (1894 - 1975)
Joseph Lacasse
1894 - 1975
Johann Peter Pernath (1941)
Johann Peter Pernath
1941
Vyacheslav Fomich Koleychuk (1941 - 2018)
Vyacheslav Fomich Koleychuk
1941 - 2018
Herbert Kitzel (1928 - 1978)
Herbert Kitzel
1928 - 1978
Jean Xceron (1890 - 1967)
Jean Xceron
1890 - 1967
Genso Okuda (1912 - 2003)
Genso Okuda
1912 - 2003
 Celia-Yunior (2004)
Celia-Yunior
2004
Marwan Hoss (1948)
Marwan Hoss
1948
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