A show at the Betty Parsons Gallery led to this painter's inclusion in the Whitney Museum's Young America 1957 exhibition.
While in Paris, this artist broke from figurative painting, stating that "everything I saw became something to be made, and it had to be exactly as it was, with nothing added." That philosophy led to a work in which this man traced the shadow of a window to recreate its form exactly, called Window, Museum of Modern Art, Paris. A show at the Betty Parsons Gallery led to this painter's inclusion in the Whitney Museum's Young America 1957 exhibition. In Spectrum V, this artist lined up 13 monochromes on a wall, covering the entire rainbow. This man rearranged the pieces of a black and white brushstroke drawing to form the disconnected stripes of Cite. For works like Colors for a Large Wall, Spectrum Colors (*) Arranged by Chance, and Nine Squares, this artist took individual monochrome squares and put them together in random arrangements. For 10 points, name this American painter associated with the color field and minimalist schools, and known for his hard-edge painting.
While in Paris, this artist broke from figurative painting, stating that "everything I saw became something to be made, and it had to be exactly as it was, with nothing added.
Ellsworth Kelly