Lawrence Alloway's reflections on American art since 1945. Topics include abstract expressionism; the sixties, hard edge, systems, pop art, problems of representation; art and interface, and art criticism and society. ... [details]
"Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986) was one of the most successful American artists of the twentieth century. She made enormous contributions to modern art, and in her seminal paintings of intimately rendered flowers, desert landscapes, and stark white cow skulls, she applied the photographic techniques of cropping and composition usually relegated to the camera lens. ... [details]