RECONSTRUCTION by Mel Tudisco
By (author): Mel Tudisco
Title: RECONSTRUCTION
Subtitle: MEL TUDISCO DEFINES ABSTRACT EXPRESSION IN A NEW LIGHT
Blurb/Shorttext:
"It is the medium or the specific configuration of the medium, that we call a work of art, that brings feelings into being."
- Robert Motherwell
Abstract Expressionism emerged as a distinct art movement in the United States in the years immediately following World War II, gaining mainstream acceptance in the 1950’s. Seen as the first distinctly American art movement to achieve international recognition and influence, Abstract Expressionism led to the development of other diverse movements throughout the second half of the 20th century and continues to exert influence on contemporary painters and sculptors today.
Mel Tudisco’s emphasis on intuitive creation, and commitment to painting in pure abstraction with oil on canvas or metal are a testament to the influence key figures of Abstract Expressionism—Jackson Pollock, Robert Motherwell, Mark Rothko, and Helen Frankenhaler—have had on her work. Her large-scale paintings are rich and full of depth.
Informed by her attentiveness to the world around her, Tudisco’s work frequently involves painting on metal, and building up canvas to create dimension. She is firmly committed to the fluidity of painting with oils. What results can best be described as concept through texture.
Tudisco adds: "My paintings are borne from my intuitive grasp of abstraction,
coupled with my natural abilities, mixing color and my skill as a painter.”
With a vocabulary of personal marks, and a palette of colors that are individual to her work, Tudisco’s imagery is unique. Each painting, the eloquent coupling of tactile experience with the spontaneous gestures of expression.
What you’ll find in these pages is a selection of Tudisco’s catalog representing several decades of her work. Enjoy!
-Elizabeth Carls
ISBN: 978-87-7620-419-8
Book language: English
Publishing house: Snap Collective
Website: www.snap-collective.com
Editorial Assistant: Madia Duroni
Designer: Natalia Sweetkovskaya
Published on: 20/10/2024
Category: Art
Price (€): 89
Keywords: abstract expressioniist, abstract expressionism, concept, painting,relief,mixed media,texture