Abraham Palatnik: 7 Decades of Pushing Artistic Possibilities
The work of legendary Brazilian artist Abraham Palatnik is pure visual electricity. A gallery exhibition in New York hosts perfect examples from his seven decades of invention.
A retrospective of artworks by the legendary Abraham Palatnik is now on view at the Nara Roesler Gallery in New York. Curated by Luis Pérez-Oramas, the exhibition is visually electric and perfectly selected ? every single work is worth a pause. ?Abraham Palatnik: Seismograph of Color? is a must-see for newcomers and long-time fans alike.
Installation view Abraham Palatnik: Seismograph of Color, Nara Roesler, New York
Abraham Palatnik (1928-2020) was born in Brazil to parents who emigrated from Ukraine. The family soon moved to Tel-Aviv where he was raised until the age of 19. Trained in both engineering and art, he then returned to Brazil where he boldly reinvented the possibilities in art for seven decades. His most significant breakthrough occurred while teaching art workshops at a Psychiatric Hospital in Rio de Janeiro. Watching psychiatric patients create art with fresh and art-historically-detached motivations inspired Palatnik to abandon his current course of traditional painting and search for unexpected methods and materials. Coupled with his well-trained engineering skills and clear passion for color, he began producing works made from colored light and evolved into his most well-known paintings of the 2000s. Below are six of my favorite works from the exhibition in chronological o...
A retrospective of artworks by the legendary Abraham Palatnik is now on view at the Nara Roesler Gallery in New York. Curated by Luis Pérez-Oramas, the exhibition is visually electric and perfectly selected ? every single work is worth a pause. ?Abraham Palatnik: Seismograph of Color? is a must-see for newcomers and long-time fans alike.
Installation view Abraham Palatnik: Seismograph of Color, Nara Roesler, New York
Abraham Palatnik (1928-2020) was born in Brazil to parents who emigrated from Ukraine. The family soon moved to Tel-Aviv where he was raised until the age of 19. Trained in both engineering and art, he then returned to Brazil where he boldly reinvented the possibilities in art for seven decades. His most significant breakthrough occurred while teaching art workshops at a Psychiatric Hospital in Rio de Janeiro. Watching psychiatric patients create art with fresh and art-historically-detached motivations inspired Palatnik to abandon his current course of traditional painting and search for unexpected methods and materials. Coupled with his well-trained engineering skills and clear passion for color, he began producing works made from colored light and evolved into his most well-known paintings of the 2000s. Below are six of my favorite works from the exhibition in chronological o...
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