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World, the World by Norman Lewis6/27/2023 They were just doing what they wanted to do….so why not me? Norman Lewis, the Vivian Browne interview, 1974 I also became aware of the individualism of certain artists. Norman Lewis, La Puerto del Sol (1958)**Īfter years of painting I become aware that a canvas is composed basically of shapes, and how if you arrange the shapes in an interesting fashion it can be visually stimulating, and it doesn’t have to be a form that you know. And why not? Abstract Expressionism - the first American art movement to achieve global influence - trumpeted the limitlessness of artistic horizons.īut limitless for whom? How many Black abstract expressionists can you name? Think about that for a second. In the 1950s, could a Black artist rise to prominence as an abstract expressionist painter? Norman Lewis believed he could.
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