Arshile Gorky (1904–1948) was an Armenian-American painter known for his key role in bridging Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism. His work heavily influenced the development of American modern art. Here are some of his main features: 1. Biomorphic Forms – Gorky’s paintings often feature fluid, organic shapes reminiscent of both natural and human forms. 2. Vibrant Colors – His use of rich, layered colors creates a sense of movement and emotion. 3. Surrealist Influence – Inspired by Surrealists

‘The eye spring...’ André Breton once said of his friend, ‘Gorky is for me the first painter to whom this secret has been completely revealed.’⁣⁣ Watch the online premiere of Arshile Gorky: The Eye-Spring. The documentary, directed by Cosima Spender, unfolds the artist’s career, demonstrating the influence and powerful visual language that transformed twentieth-century American art.⁣⁣ https://bit.ly/3chRwhl | Hauser & Wirth

Years after campaigns against minority Armenians in Turkey caused his family to disperse and his mother to die before his eyes, Gorky found a 1912 photograph taken in the city of Van upon which he based drawings and paintings entitled "The Artist and His Mother." The video Ararat (Excerpts) investigates the fraught history of Gorky's lost childhood through his protracted work on the image of himself at age 12, standing beside his mother Shushan. Derived from the feature-length film Ararat writte

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