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Phenomena Open Light

Name: Phenomena Open Light | Paul Jenkins
Brand: RoGallery
SKU: 73327

Paul Jenkins

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American (1923–2012)

Date: 1973
Lithograph, signed in pencil
Size: 20 x 26 in. (50.8 x 66.04 cm)
Frame Size: 27.5 x 34.5 inches
Printer: Mourlot Paris

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about Phenomena Open Light

Paul Jenkins was a pioneer of the Abstract Expressionist movement, although at times he would refer to himself as an "Abstract Phenomenist".

He would often preface the title his of works with the word Phenomena, followed by a phrase that described the work. This work is titled "Phenomena Open Light", with the bright yellow aura splitting the image, it is reminiscent of a ray of light, perhaps opening across the image.

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About The Artist: Paul Jenkins

Paul Jenkins, an artist originally associated with abstract expressionism, exhibits in his mature works a redefining of color, light and space on the canvas surface. Born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1923, Jenkins worked as a teenager in a ceramics factory, where he was first exposed to color intensity and the creation of form. From age 14 to 18, he studied drawing and painting at the city's Art Institute. Initially interested in drama, Jenkins...

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About The Medium: Lithograph

A print created using flat stones or metal plates. The artist creates a lithograph by drawing an image directly onto the printing element using materials like lithograph crayons or special grease pencils. After this, the drawing is transferred from the plate to the paper in multiples. A lithograph will not have dots when examined with a magnifying glass.

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