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Frank Philip Stella (May 12, 1936 – May 4, 2024) was an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker, noted for his work in the areas of minimalism and post-painterly abstraction. He lived and worked in New York City for much of his career before moving his studio to Rock Tavern, New York.
May 9, 2024 · Remembering minimalist painter and sculptor Frank Stella Stella, who died May 4, became famous in the 1950s for his "black paintings" — which were a stark contrast to the abstract...
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May 14, 2024 · Stella’s vocabulary expanded in multitudinous directions, often in the case of a single artwork; his paintings eventually took form as monumental reliefs, free-standing sculptures, and even buildings.
Aug 13, 2023 · English: Metal sculptures by Frank Stella on Ernst-Abbe-Platz in Jena, Thuringia, Germany; 1995. Newburgh, 1995, premium steel; Bear Mountain, 1995, premium steel and bronze; Fishkill, 1995, premium steel; Peekskill, 1995, premium steel; Garrison, 1995, premium steel
May 6, 2024 · Stella won the National Medal of Arts in 2009, and the International Sculpture Center awarded him with a Lifetime Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award in 2011. He received an honorary...
Apr 1, 2011 · Like Kleist’s archway, Stella’s large-scale polychrome sculptures appear to combine the two fundamental forces of the universe – inertia and energy – in almost perfect balance. They illustrate Stella’s belief that “art must be communicable whole, and perception tends to be fragmented and self-serving.
He won notice in the New York art world in 1959 when his four black pinstripe paintings were shown at the Museum of Modern Art. Stella was a recipient of the National Medal of Arts in 2009 and the Lifetime Achievement Award in Contemporary Sculpture by the International Sculpture Center in 2011.
