27 February 2008

Breakthroughs

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Helen Frankenthaler, "The Bay" (1963); acrylic on canvas

"There are no rules. That is how art is born, how breakthroughs happen. Go against the rules or ignore the rules. That is what invention is about."
~ Helen Frankenthaler

Bonus Link:
The Wrigley School of Art Criticism
Twelve-year-old boy ignores rules; no art born.

1 comment:

Khambrel Green said...

With pieces like "The Bay", Helen Frankenthaler expanded my horizons of what paint can do and what art could look like. She truly is a Master.