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Dan Christensen Newsweek 1968.jpg
Newsweek tearsheet, 1968
ewsweek 1968
Extensive color shoot (35mm)
Never wavering from his dedication to studying the physical and visual properties of paint, Dan Christensen (1942-2007) was at the center of many of the most important developments, innovations and currents in American abstract painting after the mid-20th century.Much of his work displays Christensen’s interest in mining the possibilities provided by modern paints and various painting products in the latter part of the 20th century. This included the use of acrylic paints--which were sold commercially beginning in the 1950s— spray paint and house paint, and applied using turkey basters, broomstick handles, squeegees, and more. For this, the legendary critic Clement Greenberg claimed Christensen was “one of the painters on whom the course of American art depends.”
ewsweek 1968
Extensive color shoot (35mm)
Never wavering from his dedication to studying the physical and visual properties of paint, Dan Christensen (1942-2007) was at the center of many of the most important developments, innovations and currents in American abstract painting after the mid-20th century.Much of his work displays Christensen’s interest in mining the possibilities provided by modern paints and various painting products in the latter part of the 20th century. This included the use of acrylic paints--which were sold commercially beginning in the 1950s— spray paint and house paint, and applied using turkey basters, broomstick handles, squeegees, and more. For this, the legendary critic Clement Greenberg claimed Christensen was “one of the painters on whom the course of American art depends.”
- Copyright
- Patricia Fried
- Image Size
- 4128x2322 / 3.5MB
- Contained in galleries
- Christensen, Dan
