Dorothea Rockburne is a Canadian painter renown for her abstract style. Dorothea Rockburne was born in Monteal, Quebec, Canada in the year 1932.
In 1950 Rockburne relocated to the United States where she studied art at Black Mountain College located in North Carolina. In the United States she also would go on to meet a mathematician who greatly influenced her ideas of design, Max Dehn. Rockburne also studied under artists Philip Guston and Franz Kline.
Below we check out a great clip from the Museum of Modern Art located in New York City to view a work of art that draws itself!:
In addition to mathematics Rockburne finds inspiration for her work in the field of astronomy.
The artist relocated to New York City in 1955.
Rockburne is member of the National Academy of Design.
Below we catch up with our fellow art enthusiast James Kalm and view a show featuring Dorothea Rockburne. Rockburne’s work is featured at the one minute mark in the clip:
The artist is also a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Price range information: The artist works as a printmaker and painter with prices ranging from $5,000 to $30,000.
Two other artist’s who have done works influenced by space and astronomy are Fred Tomaselli and Vija Clemins. All three artists do a great job at using smaller geometric shapes to create larger abstract works.
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