テート・ギャラリーさんのインスタグラム写真 - (テート・ギャラリーInstagram)「#ArtWords: Since the early 1900s, abstract art has formed a central stream of modern art. Strictly speaking, the word abstract means to separate or withdraw something from something else. The term can describe art that is based on object, figure or landscape, where forms have been simplified, re-ordered or schematised. Abstract art uses a visual language of shapes, colours, forms and gestural marks to create compositions, rather than accurate depictions or reflections of reality. Jack Whitten (1939–2018) wanted to create a new type of abstract art. While many abstract artists focused on mark making, Whitten explored the use of a single action to fill the canvas. To do this he removed colour from his work: ‘Red, yellow, blue etc. with their heavy historical and psychological references had become unwanted baggage. I trusted only black and white.' To avoid relying on paint brush marks, Whitten created new techniques and tools. The horizontal lines in this work were made with a large, specially designed Afro comb, pulled once across the canvas. ⚪ Jack Whitten, Epsilon Group II 1977, on display at Tate Modern In The Studio: Painting with White ⚪」10月25日 3時48分