Blanton Museum of Art, University of Texas (Austin)
200 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd,
Austin, TX 78712-0338
Austin, TX 78712-0338
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Museums page for Neil Williams ((1934 - 1988)), known for Geometric abstraction, shaped canvas. Showing 8 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1934 Bluff, Utah - 1988 New York, New York. Known for: Geometric abstraction, shaped canvas.
The following biography was submitted by Kim Esteve, February 2005. In "Art In America" (May 1988), Ed Leffingwell wrote that Williams' late work 'corresponds to dominant concerns in the later... Read full biography
The following biography was submitted by Kim Esteve, February 2005. In "Art In America" (May 1988), Ed Leffingwell wrote that Williams' late work 'corresponds to dominant concerns in the later history of Brasilian Modernism. That correspondence is not so readily apparent in the paintings... Read full biography
The following biography was submitted by Kim Esteve, February 2005. In "Art In America" (May 1988), Ed Leffingwell wrote that Williams' late work 'corresponds to dominant concerns in the later history of Brasilian Modernism. That correspondence is not so readily apparent in the paintings themselves. The earlier hard-edged abstractions of his output of the 60s included in the Lawrence Alloway exhibitions "The Shaped Canvas" (1964) and "Systemic Paintings", (1966) at the Guggenheim Museum N.Y.,... Read full biography
The following biography was submitted by Kim Esteve, February 2005. In "Art In America" (May 1988), Ed Leffingwell wrote that Williams' late work 'corresponds to dominant concerns in the later history of Brasilian Modernism. That correspondence is not so readily apparent in the paintings themselves. The earlier hard-edged abstractions of his output of the 60s included in the Lawrence Alloway exhibitions "The Shaped Canvas" (1964) and "Systemic Paintings", (1966) at the Guggenheim Museum N.Y., bear a certain formal relationship to the Concrete and Neo Concrete of Brazilian Artists.'. Williams had developed a technique of painting as a collage in the 70s, applying dried skins of paint directly to the support, while retaining the structural... Read full biography
The following biography was submitted by Kim Esteve, February 2005. In "Art In America" (May 1988), Ed Leffingwell wrote that Williams' late work 'corresponds to dominant concerns in the later history of Brasilian Modernism. That correspondence is not so readily apparent in the paintings themselves. The earlier hard-edged abstractions of his output of the 60s included in the Lawrence Alloway exhibitions "The Shaped Canvas" (1964) and "Systemic Paintings", (1966) at the Guggenheim Museum N.Y., bear a certain formal relationship to the Concrete and Neo Concrete of Brazilian Artists.'. Williams had developed a technique of painting as a collage in the 70s, applying dried skins of paint directly to the support, while retaining the structural device of the shaped canvas. He manufactured these skins independently from the paintings themselves, on sheets of glass. ... Read full biography
Neil Williams - Artist Info
About Neil Williams: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (8)
All MuseumsDenver Art Museum
100 West 14th Avenue Parkway
Denver, CO 80204Guild Hall Museum
158 Main Street
East Hampton, NY 11937MIT List Visual Arts Center
Ma Institute of Technology
Wiesner Building (20 Ames Street) (20 Ames Street) (20 Ames Street)
Cambridge, MA 02142Richmond Art Center
2540 Barrett Avenue
Richmond, CA 94804The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art
5401 Bay Shore Road
Sarasota, FL 34243Weatherspoon Art Museum, UNCG
U of North Carolina, Spring Garden At Tate Street
Po Box 26170
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170Whitney Museum of American Art
99 Ganesvoort Street
New York City, NY 10014