Carousel Form II

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Carousel Form II is an abstract, color-saturated draped canvas painting by American artist Sam Gilliam, exemplifying his pioneering work in post-painterly abstraction and shaped, unstretched canvases.

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Carousel Form II canonical 1

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instanceOf abstract painting ⓘ
color field painting ⓘ
draped canvas painting ⓘ
painting ⓘ
artForm contemporary art ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance important work in Sam Gilliam’s drape paintings series ⓘ
pioneering example of draped, unstretched canvas painting ⓘ
artisticStyle abstract art ⓘ
color field abstraction ⓘ
lyrical abstraction ⓘ
associatedArtist Sam Gilliam ⓘ
associatedConcept expanded field of painting ⓘ
post-painterly abstraction ⓘ
shaped canvas ⓘ
associatedMovement Washington Color School ⓘ
canvasConfiguration draped ⓘ
canvasType unstretched canvas ⓘ
category American abstract painting ⓘ
colorCharacteristic color-saturated ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
creator Sam Gilliam ⓘ
creatorNationality American ⓘ
displayMode hung as a draped fabric-like form ⓘ
format shaped canvas ⓘ
genre non-representational art ⓘ
innovation integration of painting and sculpture qualities ⓘ
liberation of canvas from traditional stretcher bars ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
medium acrylic paint ⓘ
dye-based paint ⓘ
movement post-painterly abstraction ⓘ
period late 20th century art ⓘ
relatedWorkType drape paintings by Sam Gilliam ⓘ
subjectMatter non-objective ⓘ
support canvas ⓘ
surfaceTreatment all-over color ⓘ
technique draping ⓘ
folding ⓘ
pouring ⓘ
staining ⓘ
titleContains Carousel ⓘ
titleSequenceIndicator II ⓘ
visualCharacteristic emphasis on materiality of canvas ⓘ
flowing, cascading folds ⓘ
rich chromatic contrasts ⓘ

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Sam Gilliam → notableWork → Carousel Form II ⓘ