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Sep 17, 2018 · A series of 14 abstract paintings inspired by the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and the question of human suffering. The first painting, First Station, shows two vertical bands of color on a raw canvas, and sets the tone for the rest of the series.
The Stations of the Cross / Lema Sabachthani is a series of fifteen abstract expressionist paintings created between 1958 and 1966 by Barnett Newman, often considered to be his greatest work. It consists of fourteen paintings, each named after one of Jesus's fourteen Stations , followed by a coda, Be II .
May 17, 2012 · See 14 canvases and a coda by the abstract expressionist artist, inspired by Jesus' cry from the cross. Learn about Newman's breakthrough style, his moral crisis, and his donors Robert and Jane Meyerhoff.
Valerie Hellstein explores how Barnett Newman's series of fourteen black and white paintings, inspired by the Christian ritual, expresses his secular and anarchist vision of human solidarity. She argues that Newman's The Stations of the Cross challenges the Cold War ideology of individualism and collectivism.
Vir Heroicus Sublimis, The Stations of the Cross. Movement. Abstract expressionism, color field painting. Barnett Newman (January 29, 1905 – July 4, 1970) was an American artist. He has been critically regarded as one of the major figures of abstract expressionism, and one of the foremost color field painters.
- January 29, 1905, New York City, U.S.
A 1966 publication by the Guggenheim Museum on Barnett Newman's black or white paintings on raw canvas inspired by the Passion of Christ. The catalogue includes a statement by the artist, a statement by Lawrence Alloway, and a list of acknowledgements.
Newman was concerned with culture rather than history, with the synchronic existence of ideas and events, not their progression. The alignment of the Passion of Christ and the creative act in Newman’s version of the Stations of the Cross rests on the assumption that chronological time is irrelevant and cancelable.
