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Chariot, 1965
Loaned to
GAM Galleria d'Arte Moderna
Description
oil on canvas
Dimensions
76.83inch x 114.26inch
No. Elements
1
Object Type
dipinto
Credits
©Norman Bluhm - Courtesy GAM - Galleria d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Torino foto di Studio Gonella - Proprietà della Fondazione per l'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea CRT
The Artist
European and American culture intertwine throughout Norman Bluhm’s career. In the 1950s, the artist began establishing a dialogue between the art historical tradition and the power of gestural expression. Thus the label of Abstract Expressionism generally associated with his work relates only to one aspect of his art, but does not fully encompass his cultural itinerary as a whole. Born in the United States and raised in Florence, Italy, Bluhm returned to his native city of Chicago in the 1940s in order to study architecture with Mies van der Rohe.
During the war he was a pilot and the sense of space and velocity he experienced would later find expression in his work. [...]
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GAM – Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Torino
Via Magenta, 31
10128 Torino
