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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Timur Si-Qin (1984)
Timur Si-Qin
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Georges Noël (1924 - 2010)
Georges Noël
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Franz Rudolf Wildenhain (1905 - 1980)
Franz Rudolf Wildenhain
1905 - 1980
Sarah Sze (1969)
Sarah Sze
1969
Andisheh Avini (1974)
Andisheh Avini
1974
Frederick Porter Vinton (1846 - 1911)
Frederick Porter Vinton
1846 - 1911
Steven Parrino (1958 - 2005)
Steven Parrino
1958 - 2005
Charles Henry Alston (1907 - 1977)
Charles Henry Alston
1907 - 1977
Albert Pinkham Ryder (1847 - 1917)
Albert Pinkham Ryder
1847 - 1917
Dennis Lee Hopper (1936 - 2010)
Dennis Lee Hopper
1936 - 2010
Theodoros Stamos (1922 - 1997)
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1922 - 1997
Dennis Stock (1928 - 2010)
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Henry Singlewood Bisbing (1849 - 1933)
Henry Singlewood Bisbing
1849 - 1933
August Zeller (1863 - 1918)
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1863 - 1918
Elad Lassry (1977)
Elad Lassry
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Creators Abstract Expressionism

Ed Moses (1926 - 2018)
Ed Moses
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Joaquim José Rodrigo (1912 - 1997)
Joaquim José Rodrigo
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Georgy Stepanovich Melikhov (1908 - 1985)
Georgy Stepanovich Melikhov
1908 - 1985
Zhang Yexing (1981)
Zhang Yexing
1981
Rolf Kuhrt (1936)
Rolf Kuhrt
1936
Jan Paul Evers (1982)
Jan Paul Evers
1982
Jacques Doucet (1924 - 1994)
Jacques Doucet
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Richard Rappaport (1944)
Richard Rappaport
1944
Brenna Youngblood (1979)
Brenna Youngblood
1979
Yuri Ivanovich Pimenov (1903 - 1977)
Yuri Ivanovich Pimenov
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Marguerite Duras (1914 - 1996)
Marguerite Duras
1914 - 1996
Alberto Biasi (1937)
Alberto Biasi
1937
Eleanor Coen (1916 - 2010)
Eleanor Coen
1916 - 2010
Gustave Singier (1909 - 1984)
Gustave Singier
1909 - 1984
Nikolay Vasil'evich Kuz'min (1890 - 1987)
Nikolay Vasil'evich Kuz'min
1890 - 1987
Walton Ford (1960)
Walton Ford
1960
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