In the beginning, when
Malevich and
El Lissitzky were making some of the first Western abstract paintings, abstraction was infused with politics and ideas. The connection continued through European art movements in the 1960s and 1970s, such as
Arte Povera,
ZERO Group, and
Supports/Surfaces. In recent years, however, abstract form and process have become vehicles for more personal, less strident explorations of the provisional, the contingent and the casual.
(Image at top; Matthew Deleget,
High Value Target, 2014, fluorescent orange enamel spray paint on wooden panel, 24 x 24 inches.)
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