Who's Afraid
painting of a woman enjoying a painting by Barnett Newman
G. Boersma
acrylic on masonite
±15 3/4" x 8" or 40 x 21 cm
2026
The woman is enjoying a painting by Barnett Newman, a key American Abstract Expressionist known for large-scale 'Color Field' paintings featuring vertical stripes called 'zips,' designed to create a meditative, spiritual, and sublime experience.
His work emphasizes emotional impact over representation, using pure color to evoke feelings of presence, transcendence, and human existence.
All the best, Gerard
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