Tom Lieber (b. 1949 -) is an abstract painter and printmaker. Lieber's large-scale abstractions make use of fluid marks placed against a layered, neutral background. Informed by nature, specifically... Read full biography
Tom Lieber (b. 1949 -) is an abstract painter and printmaker. Lieber's large-scale abstractions make use of fluid marks placed against a layered, neutral background. Informed by nature, specifically the surrounding landscapes of his home in Hawaii, Lieber's work reflects his efforts to channel his... Read full biography
Tom Lieber (b. 1949 -) is an abstract painter and printmaker. Lieber's large-scale abstractions make use of fluid marks placed against a layered, neutral background. Informed by nature, specifically the surrounding landscapes of his home in Hawaii, Lieber's work reflects his efforts to channel his interior life onto the canvas in an intuitive manner. Lieber's use of gesture stems from the abstract expressionist tradition exemplified by Jackson Pollock and Franz Kline; yet, his subtle color and... Read full biography
Tom Lieber (b. 1949 -) is an abstract painter and printmaker. Lieber's large-scale abstractions make use of fluid marks placed against a layered, neutral background. Informed by nature, specifically the surrounding landscapes of his home in Hawaii, Lieber's work reflects his efforts to channel his interior life onto the canvas in an intuitive manner. Lieber's use of gesture stems from the abstract expressionist tradition exemplified by Jackson Pollock and Franz Kline; yet, his subtle color and tonal variations reveal an affinity to the painterly minimalism of Brice Marden. The early canvases from the 1970s consist of expansive, monochromatic color zones that, over time, take on increasingly explicit and more painterly gestures.1 Lieber's... Read full biography
Tom Lieber (b. 1949 -) is an abstract painter and printmaker. Lieber's large-scale abstractions make use of fluid marks placed against a layered, neutral background. Informed by nature, specifically the surrounding landscapes of his home in Hawaii, Lieber's work reflects his efforts to channel his interior life onto the canvas in an intuitive manner. Lieber's use of gesture stems from the abstract expressionist tradition exemplified by Jackson Pollock and Franz Kline; yet, his subtle color and tonal variations reveal an affinity to the painterly minimalism of Brice Marden. The early canvases from the 1970s consist of expansive, monochromatic color zones that, over time, take on increasingly explicit and more painterly gestures.1 Lieber's later work represents a more physical and powerful approach. Oftentimes, a single brushstroke or gesture anchor... Read full biography
Tom Lieber - Artist Info
About Tom Lieber: Books
Books & Publications (10)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
An Eclectic Eye: Selections from the Dan Leach Collection (Exhibition catalog)
2007
Julie Sasse
165 pages (color)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition)
2004
McGowan, Alison C (Editor)
1,512 pages
Art in the Residence of the American Ambassador, Australia
1999
Holmes, Genta Hawkins
35 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts)
1993
Bowker R R
1,473 pages
Tom Lieber (Exhibition catalog)
1992
Berkson, Bill/Eva Pohl
50 pages (color)
Tom Lieber Recent Paintings (Exhibition catalog)
1991
Eder, Richard
32 pages (color)
John Berggruen Gallery Works on Paper (Exhibition catalog)
1988
Berggruen, John
97 pages (color)
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Paintings and Sculpture Collection
1985
DuPont, Diana, K Holland
402 pages (color)
New Perspectives in American Art 1983 Exxon National Exhibition (Exhibition catalog)