Newman called the lines in his paintings “zips.” Learn how they’re made and how they work.
Newman
What separates Newman’s paintings from what a house painter paints?
Barnett Newman
What’s “heroic” about a painting that looks like a craft project on HGTV? This comparison suggests an answer.
Representation and abstraction: looking at Millais and ...
Why did Newman see this simple painting as an important breakthrough?
Barnett Newman, Onement, I
This post-WWII movement is characterized by non-objective imagery seemingly charged with personal meaning.