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Marcia Myers

Fresco on Linen, Frammento del Muro CCII by Marcia Myers circa 2000
Fresco on Linen, Frammento del Muro CCII by Marcia Myers circa 2000

Fresco on Linen, Frammento del Muro CCII by Marcia Myers circa 2000

By Marcia Myers

Located in St. Louis, MO

Fresco on Linen, Frammento del Muro CCII by Marcia Myers circa 2000 Marcia Myers was an American painter best known for her large-scale Color Field abstractions.

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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Wood, Varnish, Mixed Media, Stretcher Bars, Other Medium

Marcia Myers (1949 - 2008), "Scavi LXXI" Triptych, dtd. 1998
Marcia Myers (1949 - 2008), "Scavi LXXI" Triptych, dtd. 1998

Marcia Myers (1949 - 2008), "Scavi LXXI" Triptych, dtd. 1998

Located in Dallas, TX

Media consists of fiber, paint, shellac on a linen canvas. Quality stretcher. Marcia Myers was an American painter best known for her large-scale Color Field abstractions.

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20th Century American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Scavi CXLVII Triptych Large Abstract, Fresco on Linen, 85x72 inch
Scavi CXLVII Triptych Large Abstract, Fresco on Linen, 85x72 inch

Scavi CXLVII Triptych Large Abstract, Fresco on Linen, 85x72 inch

By Marcia Myers

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Scavi CXL VII Triptych 2000 Fresco, varnish on linen Size: 85"h x 72"w x2" Titled, signed and dated on verso, made up of three panels that are all screwed together with industrial ro...

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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Varnish, Oil

Glow, Abstract Painting
Glow, Abstract Painting

Glow, Abstract Painting

By Margriet Hogue

Located in San Francisco, CA

Words that describe this painting: Marcia Myers, abstract, modern, Rothko, abstract, non-representational, mixed media artwork, orangeGlowMargriet HogueAcrylic paint and collaged pap...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

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Marcia Myers (1949 - 2008), "Scavi LXXI Triptych, dtd. 1998
Marcia Myers (1949 - 2008), "Scavi LXXI Triptych, dtd. 1998

Marcia Myers (1949 - 2008), "Scavi LXXI Triptych, dtd. 1998

By Marcia Myers

Located in Dallas, TX

Marcia Myers was an American painter best known for her large-scale Color Field abstractions.

Category

20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Varnish, Acrylic

"Quadrati MMII-II" , Minimalist Abstract Fresco on Linen
"Quadrati MMII-II" , Minimalist Abstract Fresco on Linen

"Quadrati MMII-II" , Minimalist Abstract Fresco on Linen

By Marcia Myers

Located in St. Louis, MO

Marcia Myers (1949 - 2008) Marcia Myers highly sought after frescos are filled with subtle tonal shifts and textural components.

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Untitled Abstract Composition
Untitled Abstract Composition

Untitled Abstract Composition

By Marcia Myers

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Untitled, Abstract Composition. Marcia Myers was an American painter best known for her large-scale Color Field abstractions.

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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Scavi XLI Triptych
Scavi XLI Triptych

Marcia MyersScavi XLI Triptych, 1997

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H 70 in W 60 in D 1.5 in

Scavi XLI Triptych

By Marcia Myers

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Scavi XLI Large Triptych Abstract Fresco, luma, varnish on linen Size: 70x60x1.5 Book included. Marcia Myers was an American painter best known for her large-scale Color Field abstr...

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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Linen, Varnish, Acrylic

Frammento Del Muro
Frammento Del Muro

Marcia MyersFrammento Del Muro, 1999

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H 40 in W 88 in D 2 in

Frammento Del Muro

By Marcia Myers

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Frammento Del Muro Triptych 1999 Fresco, luma, varnish on linen Size: 40"h x 88"w x2" Titled, signed and dated on verso, made up of three panels that are all screwed together with in...

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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Varnish, Acrylic

Mimesis No. 5
Mimesis No. 5

Mimesis No. 5

By Jutta Naim

Located in Bloomfield, ON

Although her voice and her techniques are uniquely her own, her work has an affinity with the work of Marcia Myers, the American painter (1949-2008). Their preoccupation with techniq...

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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Plaster, Wood Panel, Pigment

Mimesis No. 8
Mimesis No. 8

Mimesis No. 8

By Jutta Naim

Located in Bloomfield, ON

Although her voice and her techniques are uniquely her own, her work has an affinity with the work of Marcia Myers, the American painter (1949-2008). Their preoccupation with techniq...

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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Plaster, Wood Panel, Pigment

Mimesis No 09 - warm, contemplative abstraction, plaster and pigment on panel
Mimesis No 09 - warm, contemplative abstraction, plaster and pigment on panel

Mimesis No 09 - warm, contemplative abstraction, plaster and pigment on panel

By Jutta Naim

Located in Bloomfield, ON

Although her voice and her techniques are uniquely her own, her work has an affinity with the work of Marcia Myers, the American painter (1949-2008). Their preoccupation with techniq...

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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

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Mimesis No 09 - warm, contemplative abstraction, plaster and pigment on panel
Mimesis No 09 - warm, contemplative abstraction, plaster and pigment on panel

Mimesis No 09 - warm, contemplative abstraction, plaster and pigment on panel

By Jutta Naim

Located in Bloomfield, ON

Although her voice and her techniques are uniquely her own, her work has an affinity with the work of Marcia Myers, the American painter (1949-2008). Their preoccupation with techniq...

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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

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Beyond the Valley of the Dolls R1999 Japanese B2 Film Poster
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls R1999 Japanese B2 Film Poster

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls R1999 Japanese B2 Film Poster

Located in New York, NY

Original 1999 re-release Japanese B2 poster for the 1970 film Beyond the Valley of the Dolls directed by Russ Meyer with Dolly Read / Cynthia Myers / Marcia McBroom / John Lazar. Ver...

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1990s Japanese Posters

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A Close Look at Abstract Art

Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.

Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.

Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.

Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.

Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.

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Finding the Right Abstract-paintings for You

Bring audacious experiments with color and textures to your living room, dining room or home office. Abstract paintings, large or small, will stand out in your space, encouraging conversation and introducing a museum-like atmosphere that’s welcoming and conducive to creating memorable gatherings.

Abstract art has origins in 19th-century Europe, but it came into its own as a significant movement during the 20th century. Early practitioners of abstraction included Wassily Kandinsky, although painters were exploring nonfigurative art prior to the influential Russian artist’s efforts, which were inspired by music and religion. Abstract painters endeavored to create works that didn’t focus on the outside world’s conventional subjects, and even when artists depicted realistic subjects, they worked in an abstract mode to do so.

In 1940s-era New York City, a group of painters working in the abstract mode created radical work that looked to European avant-garde artists as well as to the art of ancient cultures, prioritizing improvisation, immediacy and direct personal expression. While they were never formally affiliated with one another, we know them today as Abstract Expressionists.

The male contingent of the Abstract Expressionists, which includes Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Robert Motherwell, is frequently cited in discussing leading figures of this internationally influential postwar art movement. However, the women of Abstract Expressionism, such as Helen Frankenthaler, Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell and others, were equally involved in the art world of the time. Sexism, family obligations and societal pressures contributed to a long history of their being overlooked, but the female Abstract Expressionists experimented vigorously, developed their own style and produced significant bodies of work.

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If you’re working with a small living space, a colorful, oversize work can create depth in a given room, but there isn’t any need to overwhelm your interior with a sprawling pièce de résistance. Colorful abstractions of any size can pop against a white wall in your living room, but if you’re working with a colored backdrop, you may wish to stick to colors that complement the decor that is already in the space. Alternatively, let your painting make a statement on its own, regardless of its surroundings, or group it, gallery-style, with other works.