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Alvin D. Loving Jr.
Alvin D. Loving Jr.: Pioneer of Fabric Abstraction Alvin Demar Loving Jr., better known as Al Loving, was an African-American abstract expressionist painter who profoundly impacted the landscape of American art in the late 1960s and 1970s. Born on September 19, 1935, in Detroit, Michigan, Loving’s artistic journey began at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1963 before furth
ering his studies with an MFA from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. His formative mentorship under Al Mullen instilled within him a dedication to exploring innovative approaches to visual art and propelled him toward groundbreaking experimentation. Early Influences: Loving’s artistic sensibilities were significantly shaped by Josef Albers's explorations of squares within squares—a technique that encouraged him to consider the…