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

James Lee Byars (1932 - 1997)
James Lee Byars
1932 - 1997
Maria Lassnig (1919 - 2014)
Maria Lassnig
1919 - 2014
Joyce Pensato (1941 - 2019)
Joyce Pensato
1941 - 2019
Alan Shields (1944 - 2005)
Alan Shields
1944 - 2005
Charline von Heyl (1960)
Charline von Heyl
1960
Nancy Reddin Kienholz (1943 - 2019)
Nancy Reddin Kienholz
1943 - 2019
Thomas Satterwhite Noble (1835 - 1907)
Thomas Satterwhite Noble
1835 - 1907
Earl Kerkam (1891 - 1965)
Earl Kerkam
1891 - 1965
Laurie Anderson (1947)
Laurie Anderson
1947
Brice Marden (1938 - 2023)
Brice Marden
1938 - 2023
Ad Reinhardt (1913 - 1967)
Ad Reinhardt
1913 - 1967
Hans Hofmann (1880 - 1966)
Hans Hofmann
1880 - 1966
Naum L'vovich Aronson (1872 - 1943)
Naum L'vovich Aronson
1872 - 1943
Huma Bhabha (1962)
Huma Bhabha
1962
George Nelson (1908 - 1986)
George Nelson
1908 - 1986
Lee Gatch (1902 - 1968)
Lee Gatch
1902 - 1968

Creators Abstract Expressionism

Louise Lawler (1947)
Louise Lawler
1947
Yury Leonidovich Cooper (1940)
Yury Leonidovich Cooper
1940
Edward Malcolm Brownlee (1929 - 2013)
Edward Malcolm Brownlee
1929 - 2013
Hinnerk Bodendieck (1965)
Hinnerk Bodendieck
1965
Theofiel Agnes van de Kerckhove (1911 - 2010)
Theofiel Agnes van de Kerckhove
1911 - 2010
Herbert James (Jim) Sanborn (1945)
Herbert James (Jim) Sanborn
1945
Olbram Zoubek (1926 - 2017)
Olbram Zoubek
1926 - 2017
Arturo Carmassi (1925 - 2015)
Arturo Carmassi
1925 - 2015
Laura de Santillana (1955 - 2019)
Laura de Santillana
1955 - 2019
Sergei Ivanovich Osipov (1915 - 1985)
Sergei Ivanovich Osipov
1915 - 1985
Leo Leuppi (1893 - 1972)
Leo Leuppi
1893 - 1972
David Palterer (1949)
David Palterer
1949
Jean Effel (1908 - 1982)
Jean Effel
1908 - 1982
John Balossi (1931 - 2007)
John Balossi
1931 - 2007
Elguja Davidovich Amashukeli (1928 - 2002)
Elguja Davidovich Amashukeli
1928 - 2002
Carmen Oberst (1954)
Carmen Oberst
1954
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