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Mary Heilmann

Mary Heilmann (Born 1940) is active/lives in New York, California.  Mary Heilmann is known for Abstract geometric painting-often shaped canvas.

A painter of brightly colored canvases with diverse styles from non-objective to pop art to geometric abstraction, Mary Heilmann does work that often reflects commonplace things she observes in her surroundings such as patterns on air vents and window-blinds.  Her paintings often have lattice and grid designs.  Frequently she paints over her canvases, which builds up both the thickness of the paint and often the intensity of the color.  Also she is much influenced by certain movies, literature and music.  Her early paintings are acrylic on canvas, and more recently she has favored oil painting. 

According to critics, the artist gives the appearance of having fun with her mediums and of not taking herself too seriously.  One of her departures from tradition is applying her paint around the sides of her canvases and also painting on shaped canvases that then become three dimensional.

Heilmann is a native of California and   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2591 characters.]  Artist bio

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