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Edwin Mieczkowski

Edwin Mieczkowski (1929 - 2017) was active/lived in Ohio, California.  Edwin Mieczkowski is known for Geometric abstract painting, op art.

Edwin Mieczkowski, born in Pittsburgh, was a leader of geometric and perceptual abstraction during the latter part of the 20th century.  Mieczkowski's work first came to prominence  in "The Responsive Eye" exhibition, the nation's first major exhibition of perceptual art, held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1965.

Mieczkowski was also featured in the 1964 article in Time magazine that first used the term "Op Art" to describe paintings that manipulated visual cues in order to reorder and excite viewers' perceptual responses.

With a complex aesthetic that over time has transcended mere tricks of optical art, Mieczkowski has spent nearly four decades producing geometrically paintings, drawings and sculptures, a genre of modern art that is known broadly as perceptual abstraction.

His output of static and dynamic forms create a body of work, still largely intact, that uses visually disorienting, meticulously arranged lines, dazzling kaleid   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 7755 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Edwin Mieczkowski

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1 Miscellaneous Magazine References for Edwin Mieczkowski
Magazine Article Date Author Color
ARTnews Reviews July 2006 Editors, ARTnews Yes
8 Book References for Edwin Mieczkowski
Year Author Title Pages Color
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
2004 McGowan, Alison C (Editor) Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition) 1512 No
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1993 Bowker R R Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts) 1473 No
1976 Jaques Cattell Press Who's Who in American Art, 1976 12th Edition 756 No
1968 Albright-Knox Art Gallery Plus by Minus, Today's Half Centu
(Exhibition catalog)
88 No
1965 Seitz, William C The Responsive Eye
(Exhibition catalog)
56 Yes
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