Barnett Newman Quotes


We are in the process of making the world, to a certain extent, in our own image.


Citations

Newman, Barnett. "The First Man Was an Artist." Barnett Newman: Selected Writings and Interviews, edited by John P. O'Neill, University of California Press, 1990, p. 159.

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Barnett Newman
Barnett Newman
  • Born: January 29, 1905
  • Died: July 4, 1970
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Artist

Barnett Newman was an American artist. He is seen as one of the major figures in abstract expressionism and one of the foremost of the color field painters. His paintings are existential in tone and content, explicitly composed with the intention of communicating a sense of locality, presence, and contingency.