William Baziotis ( born William Baziotes ; June 11, 1912 , Pittsburgh - June 6, 1963 , New York ) is an American painter at the New York School of Abstract Expressionism , who began his artistic career as a surrealist .
| William Baziotis | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | June 11, 1912 |
| Place of Birth | Pittsburgh , PA |
| Date of death | June 6, 1963 (aged 50) |
| Place of death | Manhattan , New York |
| Citizenship |  USA |
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Life and work
William Baziotis was born into a family of Greek immigrants . In 1933 - 1936 he studied at the National Academy of Design in New York . During this period, the artist is still far from abstractionism and writes mostly still lifes and landscapes . In 1936 - 1941 he taught painting in New York. By 1941 was the acquaintance of W. Baziotis with Robert Motherwell , which had grown into friendship and creative cooperation. The master abandons the naturalistic manner and turns to abstractionism. In 1942, he participated in the exhibition of surrealists in New York, in 1945 he held his first solo exhibition in the Peggy Guggenheim Art Gallery. In 1948, he participated - together with R. Motherwell , Barnett Newman and Mark Rothko - in the creation of the Subjects of the Artist School art school [1] , and later - the Abstract Club. Since 1952, he taught painting at City University of New York , at Hunter College and at New York University .
William Baziotes lived with his wife Ethel (married since 1941) in Manhattan , in the Morningside Heights quarter, in New York. Here he died of lung cancer on June 6, 1963 at the age of 50.
Notes
- ↑ Located on 8th East Street ( East Village , Lower Manhattan , New York), and lasting only a year (1948-1949), the Subjects of the Artist school (the name was designed to emphasize the substantial side of abstractionism) consistently promoted avant-garde art . Its founders, in addition to William Baziotis, were sculptor David Heah and the painters Robert Motherwell , Barnett Newman and Mark Rothko . (See: Subjects of the Artist School // Chilvers, Ian; Glaves-Smith, John. A Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art . - 2nd. - Oxford University Press, 2009 .-- 776 p. - ISBN 0199239657 . )
Literature
- Preble, Michael. William Baziotes . - Milan: Skira, 2005 .-- 136 p. - ISBN 8876240519 . (eng.)
- Waldman, Diane. 1950s: the New York School: Exhibition catalog . - NY: Joseph Helman Gallery, 2000 .-- 8 p. (eng.)
- Baziotes, William; Baziotes, Ethel; Preble, Michael. William Baziotes: Paintings and Works on Paper, 1952-1961: (an exhibition catalog, 7 March — 31 March, 1984). - BlumHelman Gallery, 1988. (English)
- Preble, Michael; Cavaliere, Barbara; Hadler, Mona. William Baziotes: A retrospective exhibition . - 1 st. - Newport Beach, CA: Newport Harbor Art Museum, 1978.- 123 p. - 2000 copies. (eng.)
- Baziotes, William; Still, Clifford (Introduction). William Baziotes: Late Work, 1946-1962 . - NY: Marlborough Gallery, 1971. - 28 p. (eng.)
- Alloway, Lawrence. William Baziotes: A Memorial Exhibition . - NY: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, 1965. - 51 p. (eng.)
Links
- Biography, painting on the page of the Guggenheim Museum, New York (English)
- Wiki Art : Biography, paintings 1930-1962
- Documents by William and Ethel Baziotes, 1916–1992 from the Smithsonian Archive of American Art
- Photos of William Baziotes of different years
- Biography, Ideas, Description of Works ( The Art Story )
- Mutual art
- Art net