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

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Ron Kleemann (1937 - 2014)
Ron Kleemann
1937 - 2014
Ivan Albright (1897 - 1983)
Ivan Albright
1897 - 1983
Alfonso Iannelli (1888 - 1965)
Alfonso Iannelli
1888 - 1965
George Platt Lynes (1907 - 1955)
George Platt Lynes
1907 - 1955
Eugene James Martin (1938 - 2005)
Eugene James Martin
1938 - 2005
Carrie Mae Weems (1953)
Carrie Mae Weems
1953
Kris Graves (1982)
Kris Graves
1982
Michael Gitlin (1943)
Michael Gitlin
1943
Jo Davidson (1883 - 1952)
Jo Davidson
1883 - 1952
James Richmond Barthé (1901 - 1989)
James Richmond Barthé
1901 - 1989
Frank Stella (1936 - 2024)
Frank Stella
1936 - 2024
Edmond Casarella (1920 - 1996)
Edmond Casarella
1920 - 1996
Michael Malpass (1946 - 1991)
Michael Malpass
1946 - 1991
Charles Demuth (1883 - 1935)
Charles Demuth
1883 - 1935
Deborah Brown (1955)
Deborah Brown
1955

Creators Abstract Expressionism

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Paul Guiragossian
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Claire Oboussier (1963)
Claire Oboussier
1963
Dmitry Konstantinovich Sveshnikov (1912 - 1997)
Dmitry Konstantinovich Sveshnikov
1912 - 1997
Francis Newton Souza (1924 - 2002)
Francis Newton Souza
1924 - 2002
David Wojnarowicz (1954 - 1992)
David Wojnarowicz
1954 - 1992
Heinz Trökes (1913 - 1997)
Heinz Trökes
1913 - 1997
Bruno Gironcoli (1936 - 2010)
Bruno Gironcoli
1936 - 2010
Gustav Piguet (1909 - 1976)
Gustav Piguet
1909 - 1976
Jan Lenica (1928 - 2001)
Jan Lenica
1928 - 2001
Genieve Figgis (1972)
Genieve Figgis
1972
Stephan Balkenhol (1957)
Stephan Balkenhol
1957
Albert Wein (1915 - 1991)
Albert Wein
1915 - 1991
Gudrun Peuckert (1960)
Gudrun Peuckert
1960
Alfred Haberpointner (1966)
Alfred Haberpointner
1966
Francisco Bollaín y Goitia García (1882 - 1960)
Francisco Bollaín y Goitia García
1882 - 1960
Jacques Guidon (1931 - 2021)
Jacques Guidon
1931 - 2021
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