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1916 San Francisco, California - 2010 Berkeley, California. Known for: Urban-view, non objective paintings, etchings.
Abstract painter and printmaker Karl Kasten was born in San Francisco in 1916. While he studied at the California School of Fine Arts, Kasten received his B.A. and M.A. degrees in art at the... Read full biography
Abstract painter and printmaker Karl Kasten was born in San Francisco in 1916. While he studied at the California School of Fine Arts, Kasten received his B.A. and M.A. degrees in art at the University of California, Berkeley. As an undergraduate, he served as Art Editor for the Daily Californian,... Read full biography
Abstract painter and printmaker Karl Kasten was born in San Francisco in 1916. While he studied at the California School of Fine Arts, Kasten received his B.A. and M.A. degrees in art at the University of California, Berkeley. As an undergraduate, he served as Art Editor for the Daily Californian, and designed the card stunts for the 1938 Rose Bowl game. He later studied with abstract painter Hans Hofmann. Kasten began working primarily with paintings and pastels but by the early 1950s he was... Read full biography
Abstract painter and printmaker Karl Kasten was born in San Francisco in 1916. While he studied at the California School of Fine Arts, Kasten received his B.A. and M.A. degrees in art at the University of California, Berkeley. As an undergraduate, he served as Art Editor for the Daily Californian, and designed the card stunts for the 1938 Rose Bowl game. He later studied with abstract painter Hans Hofmann. Kasten began working primarily with paintings and pastels but by the early 1950s he was dividing his time with printmaking. His paintings, quite abstract in style, worked with geometric forms and texture seemingly referring to landscape. In collagraph prints, he developed a way of printing a multi-colored image on a single run through an... Read full biography
Abstract painter and printmaker Karl Kasten was born in San Francisco in 1916. While he studied at the California School of Fine Arts, Kasten received his B.A. and M.A. degrees in art at the University of California, Berkeley. As an undergraduate, he served as Art Editor for the Daily Californian, and designed the card stunts for the 1938 Rose Bowl game. He later studied with abstract painter Hans Hofmann. Kasten began working primarily with paintings and pastels but by the early 1950s he was dividing his time with printmaking. His paintings, quite abstract in style, worked with geometric forms and texture seemingly referring to landscape. In collagraph prints, he developed a way of printing a multi-colored image on a single run through an etching press. Kasten began his teaching career at the California School of Fine Arts (now the San Francisco Art Institute) in 1941. He... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Collage and/or Decoupage
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Casein
- •Collagraph
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Gouache
- •Ink
- •Oil Paint
- •Pastel Painting/Drawing
- •Tempera
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Abstract Expressionism
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •California Style
- •Geometric Abstraction, Linear, Grids, Hard Edge
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
Art Subject
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Regionalism, Local Scene
- •Urban Scene, City Genre
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
- •Provincetown, Massachusetts
Art Teacher
- •Hans Hofmann
Art School
- •California School of Fine Arts, San Francisco Art Institute, Student
- •California School of Fine Arts, Teacher
- •Hans Hofmann School of Art, Student
- •Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Albuquerque, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Allan & Susan Marion Collection
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Printmaking Specialty
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Sao Paulo Bienniale
Exhibition of Art Association
- •San Francisco Art Association
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Detroit Institute of Art
- •Metropolitan Museum of Art
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art