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Van alle originele werken die Frank Bowling heeft nagelaten, is Night Journey (1969) de bekendste. Direct daarna volgen Who's Afraid of Barney Newman (1968) en Clem's No. I (1972). Onze catalogus bevat 9 werken van Frank Bowling; de galerie heeft de 8 meest bewonderde werken ter wereld bewaard, elk voorzien van de datum, het museum en het verhaal erachter.
Night Journey belongs to Bowling’s Map series, a group of mostly abstract paintings composed of broad fields of color into which the artist placed the continents of Australia, South America, and Africa. Here, the barely discernible shapes of South America, in red at center left, and Africa, in blue and pink at center right, hover in a luminous but moody composition, which he created primarily by pouring various layers of…
One of the modern masterpieces in the RA Collection, Wintergreens was made in 1986, the year Frank Bowling moved to a studio with a view of the Thames in Limehouse, London. He’s referred to the city as “Turner’s town” and the scale of this painting has attracted comparisons with the ambitious landscapes of past artists such as Turner and Constable.The title refers to plants that keep their leaves throughout winter,…
De 3 musea met de meeste schilderijen op deze pagina.
| Museum | Stad | Werken van Frank Bowling | Schilderijen uit deze lijst |
|---|---|---|---|
 Tate Modern |
Londen | 2 | Who's Afraid of Barney Newman, Sacha Jason Guyana Dreams |
 Museum of Fine Arts |
Boston | 1 | Suncrush |
 Royal Academy of Arts |
Londen | 1 | Wintergreens |
Kies een decennium om het origineel te zien dat dit tijdperk definieert.
Night Journey belongs to Bowling’s Map series, a group of mostly abstract paintings composed of broad fields of color into which the artist placed the continents of Australia, South America, and Africa. Here, the barely discernible shapes of South America, in red at center left, and Africa, in blue and pink at center right, hover in a luminous but moody composition, which he created primarily by pouring various layers of…
Night Journey (1969). Who's Afraid of Barney Newman (1968) en Clem's No. I (1972) volgen.
35 jaar oud: Night Journey dateert uit 1969, en Frank Bowling werd geboren in 1934.
Onze catalogus bevat 9 werken van Frank Bowling, daterend van 1968 tot 1989.
Voornamelijk in Tate Modern (Londen), Museum of Fine Arts (Boston) en Royal Academy of Arts (Londen). De bovenstaande museumtabel bevat een volledig overzicht.
In 1970s: 3 van de 8 werken op deze pagina werden toen gemaakt, waaronder Clem's No. I.
Op deze pagina is het vroegste Who's Afraid of Barney Newman (1968) en het laatste Sacha Jason Guyana Dreams (1989).
Who's Afraid of Barney Newman en Sacha Jason Guyana Dreams: het Tate Modern, Londen herbergt 2 van de werken op deze pagina.
In the vast, textured landscapes of contemporary abstraction, few names resonate with as much profound authority as Frank Bowling. Born in 1934 in the riverside town of Bartica, British Guiana, Bowling’s journey is one of remarkable movement—not just across continents, but through the very layers of paint and medium itself. His arrival in Britain as a young man marked the beginning of a career that would fundamentally reshape the trajectory of post-war British art. As a pioneer of color field painting and lyrical abstraction, Bowling did not merely paint surfaces; he constructed worlds that evoke the geological, the cartographic, and the deeply psychological.
Bowling’s formative years in the United Kingdom saw him immersed in the rigorous creative environments of the Regent Street Polytechnic and the Chelsea School of Art. By 1959, his talent earned him a prestigious scholarship to the Royal College of Art, placing him at the heart of a revolutionary generation. Alongside luminaries such as David Hockney and R.B. Kitaj, Bowling was part of a cohort that challenged the boundaries of British experimentalism. It was during this period that the echoes of American Abstract Expressionism—the monumental legacies of Mark Rothko and Barnative Newman—began to resonate within his work, inspiring a fascination with vast, immersive canvases that prioritize emotional resonance over representational clarity.
The mid-1960s heralded the emergence of Bowling’s most iconic contribution to the art world: the 'Map' series. These groundbreaking works eschewed traditional imagery in favor of a complex, fluid language of color and texture. In these paintings, the artist utilized the technique of pouring diluted paint onto canvas, allowing pigments to bleed, stain, and coalesce into shapes that suggest continents, oceans, and shifting borders. This approach transformed the canvas into a living topography, where the boundaries between land and sea, or self and other, become beautifully blurred.
What truly distinguishes Bowling’s technique is his daring exploration of materiality. He famously incorporated industrial substances such as asphalt and resin into his compositions, creating heavy, tactile surfaces that possess a physical weight and geological presence. This use of non-traditional media was more than a stylistic choice; it was a deliberate gesture against the polished aesthetic conventions of his era. Through these rugged textures, Bowling explored themes of globalization, cultural displacement, and the anxieties of a post-colonial world, making his work as much about political identity as it is about formal beauty.
The historical significance of Frank Bowling extends far beyond the aesthetic realm. As one of the most distinguished Black artists to emerge from the post-war British art school system, his success represents a pivotal moment in the diversification of the British canon. His career has been defined by a series of monumental achievements that have cemented his status as a modern master:
Today, Frank Bowling remains a singular figure whose work continues to breathe and evolve. Whether through the vibrant energy of pieces like 'Who’s Afraid of Barney Newman' or the atmospheric depth of 'Wintergreens', he invites the viewer into a space where color is not just seen, but felt. His legacy is etched into the very fabric of modern art—a testament to the power of abstraction to navigate the complexities of the human experience.
