Famous American painter Frank Stella passes away at 87 years old.
Frank Stella, a renowned artist who lived in Manhattan, passed away due to lymphoma, reported The New York Times. His wife, Dr. Harriet E. McGurk, confirmed the news.
Marianne Boesky, a gallery owner who represented Stella since 2014, expressed her sentiments in a statement: "Working with Frank was an honor for the past decade. He leaves behind an impressive legacy, and he will be deeply missed."
Born in 1936, Frank Stella hailed from Massachusetts. He received painting training at Phillips Academy Andover with Patrick Morgan and later pursued history and painting at Princeton under Stephen Greene and William Seitz. In the late 1950s, he shifted to New York City.
As a young artist, Stella earned fame with his "Black Paintings," which featured monochromatic colors. These were exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art when he was only 22, and became his defining contribution to the postwar abstract movement. Stella used ordinary house paint and a wide brush to create black stripes and left equal amounts of exposed canvas lined with thin stripes in between.
Throughout his career, Stella produced art consistently for six decades. He pushed the boundaries of his medium by incorporating mixed media and unconventional geometric canvases to blur the lines between painting and sculpture.
Notable works of Stella's include his "Protractor Series," featuring curved lines and vibrant colors, created in the late 1960s and early 70s. Additionally, he created neon-speckled sculptures inspired by "Moby Dick" in the 80s and 90s.
Stella continued to create art until his nineties, with some of his latest works exhibited at the Jeffrey Deitch Gallery in New York City. One of his last pieces is still on display at the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville in Florida.
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Frank Stella's unique style in the arts, characterized by his use of monochromatic colors and geometric patterns, significantly influenced the postwar abstract movement. His innovative approach to art, incorporating mixed media and unconventional canvases, continues to inspire artists today.
Source: edition.cnn.com
