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Wednesday, August 16, 2023

1951


By 1951, abstraction still dominated with the male form staying clearly at the forefront.

 

6 comments:

  1. I can't believe I never heard of him until recently.

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  2. A friend put me on to him a couple of years ago. Here is the article that made me want to discover more of his work.
    https://modernarmada.wordpress.com/2014/01/26/the-genius-history-forget-james-edward-davis-jim-davis/

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  3. Thanks much for the link. Fascinating overview of Davis’ life and his work with others.

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  4. An abstract male nude that is also explicit for 1951, I wonder if was publicly exhibited back then. Davis worked in different art mediums from paintings to film and corresponded with and inspired other artists :)

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    1. I'm not sure, but I doubt that this was exhibited in 1951.

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