Cluster Paintings
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The Cluster Paintings are a series
of painting
s created by Nabil Kanso
in 1986-1988. They are characterized by composition
s that divide the canvas
space into sections reflecting a cluster
of irregular shaped planes offering variations of contrasts and viewpoints. These characteristics expanded in later works such as the America
and Living Memories
series.
Serial imagery
Serial imagery is a central idea of modern and contemporary art. The Impressionists and their contemporaries were the first to use it, for example Claude Monet in his Poplars, Haystacks or Rouen Cathedral....
of painting
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
s created by Nabil Kanso
Nabil Kanso
Nabil Kanso is a Lebanese-American painter born in Beirut, Lebanon.His works deal with contemporary, historical and literary themes, and are marked by figurative imagery executed with spontaneous and vigorous handling of the paint and often done on large-scale formats...
in 1986-1988. They are characterized by composition
Composition (visual arts)
In the visual arts – in particular painting, graphic design, photography and sculpture – composition is the placement or arrangement of visual elements or ingredients in a work of art or a photograph, as distinct from the subject of a work...
s that divide the canvas
Canvas
Canvas is an extremely heavy-duty plain-woven fabric used for making sails, tents, marquees, backpacks, and other items for which sturdiness is required. It is also popularly used by artists as a painting surface, typically stretched across a wooden frame...
space into sections reflecting a cluster
Cluster
-In science:* Cluster , a small group of atoms or molecules* Cluster chemistry, an array of bound atoms intermediate in character between a molecule and a solid...
of irregular shaped planes offering variations of contrasts and viewpoints. These characteristics expanded in later works such as the America
America 500 Years
America 500 Years is the title of a series of paintings created in 1988-91 by Nabil Kanso in commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the discovery of America...
and Living Memories
Living Memory (paintings)
Living Memory is the title of a series of 9 mural-size paintings on the Holocaust painted by Nabil Kanso in 1980, 1990 and 1993-94.-Works in the series:*Roll-Call at the Black Wall, oil on canvas, 3 X 4.87 meters , 1980...
series.