Hosted on MSN

Gesture drawing: all you need to know plus ways to practice in 2 and 5 minutes

One of an artist's greatest tools to communicate life in a drawing is gesture. It's the movement from one form to another. That's why it follows the natural flow of human anatomy. The first place to ...
The Santa Fe New Mexican

Range of motion: Gesture in Abstract Expressionism

When it comes to Abstract Expressionism, formal qualities such as brushwork, color relationships, and composition take precedence over representation. Gesture itself — which can encompass the sweep or ...
The Lantern

Student art on display in 'Gesture'

A new art exhibition in Hopkins Hall attempts to show students and faculty that even small gestures can have a big impact. “Gesture (inclusive)” features paintings, films, photographs and sculptures ...
CU Boulder News & Events

The Artist's Gesture: Selections from the Polly and Mark Addison Collection

This exhibition celebrates American printmaking with prints from the Polly and Mark Addison Collection at the CU Art Museum. Printmaking became increasingly popular among American artists, with the ...
Artnet

Modern and Contemporary Women in Abstraction Get Their Due in New York Group Show

"Gesture & Form: Women in Abstraction" is presented at Almine Rech's Upper East Side location. Installation view of "Gesture & Form: Women in Abstraction" (2024) at Almine Rech, New York, Upper East ...
The Harvard Crimson

‘Sketch, Shade, Smudge’ Review: Harvard Art Museums Tells Stories Without Color

Considering the selection of sketches themselves, the curators of “Sketch, Shade, Smudge” provided a brilliant array of ...