| John Marin (1870-1953) | ||
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Like O'Keeffe, Marin was
introduced to modern art through Oriental art. 1905 to France; Whistler's style his ideal 1911 from Austria; transparent landscapes influenced by Chinese masters Marin allowed areas of white canvas to remain bare; the image (usually landscape or cityscape) was not painted to the edge. It seemed to float in the center, adding a sense of weightlessness and buoyancy. He refered to his works not as complete statements but as "pertaining to" a particular scene. He practiced a modified cubism; objects werefragmented and broken into facets but not shattered completely In 1914 he discovered the beauty of the Maine coast and White Mountains. Unlike the cubists, Marin was interested in capturing atmospheric effects. A difference in his painting is seen in 1) transparency of paint (oil with fluidity and freshness of watercolor) and 2) looseness of structures which explode or tilt. He promoted a notion of space based on an understanding of spacial tensions and balances. "As my body exerts a downward pressure on the floor, the floor in turn exerts an upward pressure on my body." Marin wished to express the impact of such forces acting against one another in space.
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He
didn't paint to the edges: "margin Marin"