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1903 Guatemala City, Guatemala - 1981 Livingston, New Jersey. Known for: Minimal, pop word play, collage, mural.
Abstractionist Alfred Julio Jensen used rich color and thick paint in geometric designs that ranged from suggestions of symbolism and abstract-expressionism to minimalism. He was born in 1903 in... Read full biography
Abstractionist Alfred Julio Jensen used rich color and thick paint in geometric designs that ranged from suggestions of symbolism and abstract-expressionism to minimalism. He was born in 1903 in Guatemala City of Danish, German and Polish heritage. Before eventually graduating from the Fine Arts... Read full biography
Abstractionist Alfred Julio Jensen used rich color and thick paint in geometric designs that ranged from suggestions of symbolism and abstract-expressionism to minimalism. He was born in 1903 in Guatemala City of Danish, German and Polish heritage. Before eventually graduating from the Fine Arts School in San Diego, Jensen had experienced various travels and vocations. From seven to fourteen years of age, he studied in Denmark, then went to sea, later farming in Guatemala. Jensen was one of... Read full biography
Abstractionist Alfred Julio Jensen used rich color and thick paint in geometric designs that ranged from suggestions of symbolism and abstract-expressionism to minimalism. He was born in 1903 in Guatemala City of Danish, German and Polish heritage. Before eventually graduating from the Fine Arts School in San Diego, Jensen had experienced various travels and vocations. From seven to fourteen years of age, he studied in Denmark, then went to sea, later farming in Guatemala. Jensen was one of those fortunate artists who found a wealthy patron, thus relieving him of the necessity of earning a living. He met Saidie May in Munich, Germany, where he had gone, after San Diego, to study the traditional drawing style of the masters. He and May... Read full biography
Abstractionist Alfred Julio Jensen used rich color and thick paint in geometric designs that ranged from suggestions of symbolism and abstract-expressionism to minimalism. He was born in 1903 in Guatemala City of Danish, German and Polish heritage. Before eventually graduating from the Fine Arts School in San Diego, Jensen had experienced various travels and vocations. From seven to fourteen years of age, he studied in Denmark, then went to sea, later farming in Guatemala. Jensen was one of those fortunate artists who found a wealthy patron, thus relieving him of the necessity of earning a living. He met Saidie May in Munich, Germany, where he had gone, after San Diego, to study the traditional drawing style of the masters. He and May remained together until her death in 1951, and then Jensen became a life-long student of science, mathematics... Read full biography
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Keywords (34)
Art Method
- •Collage and/or Decoupage
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Palette Knife, Heavy Texture
- •Words, Text, Calligraphy, Letters
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Gouache
- •Ink
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
Art Style
- •Abstract Expressionism
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Minimalism, Minimalist
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
- •Pure Abstraction, Line, Shape, Color, Texture
Art Subject
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
Art Teacher
- •Hans Hofmann
Art School
- •Hans Hofmann School of Art, Student
- •Maryland Institute of Design College of Art, Teacher
- •Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Albuquerque, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Art Enterprises Collection
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Mural Specialty
Exhibition of Museum
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
- •Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum/Museum of Non Objective Painting
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition of Special Group
- •Post Painterly Abstraction, 1964, Clement Greenberg
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts