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Photography by Edward C. Robison III.
Airborn
What look like large brush strokes are actually the result of paint being poured directly on the canvas. Morris Louis experimented with the technique by overlapping layers of thinned paints, positioning the canvas at certain angles, and allowing gravity to determine the direction of paint flow. If you examine the colors and shapes from afar, what does the work’s title call to mind?
ArtistMorris Louis(1912-1962)
Date1959
MediumAcrylic on canvas
Dimensions94 x 93 7/8 x 1 1/2 in. (238.8 x 238.4 x 3.8 cm)
Credit LinePromised Gift to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas
ClassificationPainting
On ViewNo
This artwork's face covers about 8.2× the area of a standard movie poster.Drawn to the same scale.
