Abstract Expressionism in Black And White

Posted on December 11, 2007 by Pagani

Working only in black and white, this abstract expressionist painting experiments with the achievement of layers and depth through various techniques. The style may be reminiscent of Jackson Pollock, but the manifested patterns are a bit more simplistic while the layers give greater depth.

Abstract Expressionism in Black And White

This abstract expressionist painting is 30″ by 40″, acrylic on stretched canvas. It’s an experimental piece for me, so I’ve simply titled it B&W #2.

This painting uses texture and shades of gray to create a moving space. Keeping it as free form as possible all layers but the last were done wet into wet. There is substantial three dimensional texture to the white space, giving the painting different appearances in different lighting. I like its dynamic flow and movement, and it seems to have the beginnings of the object-oriented, perceptual puzzle neural programming effect that I am trying to achieve.

As this is an experimental work, I don’t intend to send it off to my gallery. If anyone is interested in acquiring it, however, drop me a note.

About Pagani

The artist of record for this site. Philosopher, theologian, painters, abstract expressionist, cartoonist and caricaturist - I'm old enough to know better and too old to change it.
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5 Responses to Abstract Expressionism in Black And White

  1. art says:
    January 13, 2008 at 8:06 pm

    You are a genius, Pagani. Of course, I’m sure you’ve heard that before

  2. Devin says:
    January 19, 2008 at 1:26 pm

    Great piece. A lot of depth. Would like to see more like this.

  3. sylvia says:
    June 22, 2008 at 10:59 am

    Wonderful painting. Really love your art :)

  4. Sussy says:
    October 11, 2008 at 1:24 pm

    wow interesting

  5. Ietsie says:
    April 10, 2009 at 5:27 am

    Oeh….. Was hard to make it??

    It took a fair amount of experimentation to create the 3-D surface. In fact, I would say this is still at the experimental level.
    It required a degree of patience too, as each layer had to dry thoroughly before the next was added.
    Finally, the use of values had to be adapted to the changing light conditions. So some pre-planning was, of necessity, thrown out the window. …Other than that, it was a proverbial piece of cake. – Pagani