Since the mid-1970s, American painter Stanley Whitney has been
exploring the formal possibilities of colour within grids of
multi-coloured blocks. Matthew Jeffrey Abrams's thoughtful book,
the first full monograph on the artist, highlights Whitney's unique
and sophisticated understanding of line and colour and his
commitment to abstract painting over four decades of consistent
practice. Abrams brings together Whitney's personal and
professional narratives to weave a chronological analysis of the
work and the artist's wider cultural contribution. Born in
Philadelphia in 1946, Whitney moved to New York in 1968, and under
the guidance of Philip Guston he began to experiment with
abstraction, drawn to the basic formal qualities of Abstract
Expressionism, the pure chroma of the Color Field movement, and the
minimalist approach of such artists as Donald Judd. Steadfastly
pursuing abstraction at a time when critical interest was focussed
on figurative art and photography, Whitney has not received the
critical recognition due to him until late in his career. This book
affirms his outstanding achievement.
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