Al Held

Nationality
American
Birth Year
1928
Death Year
2005
Biography

Held's painting Seventh Step II is an example of his later work reflecting his statement: "I want to give abstract expressionism structure." Characterized by the intellectual rigor with which he approached his work, Held was ultimately a painter of ideas: "I just don't want to express myself, I want to say something." The work's monumentalism invades one's sense of "real" space, engulfing the viewer and affecting the perception of his surroundings. The painting has an almost sculptural presence.

Artwork

Seventh Step II

Al Held, 1996
Status
Active