THE
GREENWICH ARTS COUNCIL presents in the Bendheim Gallery
COLOR
FIELD
JUNE
11 – JULY 20, 2010
Early
summer brings to the Bendheim Gallery an exhibition of important works
by both local and international color field artists. Entitled, COLOR
FIELD, the show brings together some fifty prints, works on paper, oils,
and mixed media art works. Among the artists represented are such major
twentieth century figures as Kenneth Noland, Richard Serra, Helen Frankenthaler,
Frank Stella, Sol LeWitt, Robert Motherwell, and Sonia Delaunay.
COLOR
FIELD is defined as a pure interest in color as the essential compositional
element of the work of art. The overall goal is to achieve an immediacy
and transparency on the surface of the paper or canvas. Individual brushstrokes,
or marks that could identify the artist’s hand, are reduced to
a minimum in order to express the unmediated power of color. Ellsworth
Kelly, for example, whose paintings are featured in the show, creates
an intense optical experience without expression or symbolism. He is
typical of the color field movement and its broad influence. Color literally
becomes form in his paintings, as the artist searches for the complete
simplicity of paint.
The
exhibition will run from June 11 – July 20. Gallery hours are:
Mon – Fri, 10am – 5pm; Sat-Sun, noon – 4pm. Admission
is free. The Greenwich Arts Council is located at 299 Greenwich Avenue,
second floor.
For
more information about exhibitions at the Bendheim Gallery, or other
programs and events of the Greenwich Arts Council, call 203.862.6750
