Why fixed value systems fail in an age of infinite variables
In short: American figurative artist Alex Katz examines Franz Kline's 'Black, White, and Gray' to explore how art responds to a world that is no longer absolute.
In this episode of The Artist Project, Alex Katz reflects on the work of Franz Kline. Born in 1927, Katz is a renowned American figurative artist whose practice spans painting, sculpture, and printmaking.
Katz suggests that the traditional, fixed value systems of the past are struggling to function in our modern era, which is defined by an increase in variables. He notes that Kline's work specifically avoided being absolute.
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