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Under the influence of photography, his work becomes increasingly more abstract, and is included in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum in the mid-1970s, at a time in history when it seems almost unlikely that the museum elite would ever collect an Afro-American artist. During the 1980s, Whitten discovers the possibilities of acrylic paint, which he applies on his canvases with spatulas and combs to obtain a tangible surface texture. Figuration and colour make way for complete abstraction. Lines, triangles and faded patterns dominate his canvases. Whitten radically embraces abstraction, unlike many of his Afro-American colleagues who often utilise narrative and didactic tactics. From that attention to texture, he gradually seeks to integrate notions of sculpture and collage, and realises elaborated sculpture-paintings, constructed in paint, supplemented with tile patterns and mosaic, in a way reminiscent of murals and architecture.\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u003cbr /\u003e\r\nText: Hans Willemse\u003cbr /\u003e\r\nTranslations: Michael Meert\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"locale":"nl","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eDe Amerikaanse schilder \u003cstrong\u003eJack Whitten\u003c/strong\u003e (1939-2018) groeit op in Alabama en vestigt zich begin jaren zestig in New York, waar hij experimenteert met dynamische, expressieve werken die inhoudelijk nauw aansluiten bij de tijdgeest van de \u003cem\u003eCivil Rights Movement\u003c/em\u003e en de Vietnamoorlog. Onder invloed van de fotografie sluipt er meer en meer abstractie in zijn werk, dat halfweg de jaren zeventig opgenomen wordt in de collectie van het Metropolitan Museum, op een moment in de geschiedenis waarop het nog haast onwaarschijnlijk lijkt dat een Afro-Amerikaanse kunstenaar zou worden verzameld door de museale elite. Tijdens de jaren tachtig ontdekt Whitten de mogelijkheden van acrylverf die hij op zijn doeken bewerkt met spatels en kammen om een tastbare oppervlaktetextuur te bekomen. Figuratie en kleur maken plaats voor de volstrekte abstractie. Lijnen, driehoeken en uitgevaagde patronen domineren zijn doeken. Whitten kiest radicaal voor de kunst, anders dan vele van zijn Afro-Amerikaanse collega\u0026rsquo;s die vaak narratieve en didactische tactieken volgen. Vanuit die aandacht voor textuur zoekt hij gaandeweg ook toenadering tot noties van beeldhouwkunst en collage, en komt hij tot doorwerkte sculptuur-schilderijen, opgebouwd uit verf, aangevuld met tegelpatronen en moza\u0026iuml;ek, wat leidt tot reminicenties aan muurschilderingen en architectuur.\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u003cbr /\u003e\r\nTekst: Hans Willemse\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"locale":"fr","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eLe peintre \u0026eacute;tats-unien \u003cstrong\u003eJack Whitten\u003c/strong\u003e (1939-2018) a grandi en Alabama et s\u0026rsquo;est \u0026eacute;tabli dans les ann\u0026eacute;es\u0026nbsp;60 \u0026agrave; New York, o\u0026ugrave; il a cr\u0026eacute;\u0026eacute; des \u0026oelig;uvres dynamiques et expressives dont le contenu s\u0026rsquo;inscrivait dans l\u0026rsquo;esprit de l\u0026rsquo;\u0026eacute;poque\u0026nbsp;: le mouvement des droits civiques et la contestation de la guerre du Vietnam. Sous influence de la photographie, son \u0026oelig;uvre pr\u0026eacute;sente de plus en plus d\u0026rsquo;abstraction. Au milieu des ann\u0026eacute;es\u0026nbsp;70, \u0026agrave; une \u0026eacute;poque o\u0026ugrave; il est encore hautement improbable pour un artiste afro-am\u0026eacute;ricain d\u0026rsquo;int\u0026eacute;grer des collections mus\u0026eacute;ales prestigieuses, le Metropolitan Museum acquiert des \u0026oelig;uvres de Whitten. Au cours des ann\u0026eacute;es\u0026nbsp;80, il d\u0026eacute;couvre les possibilit\u0026eacute;s de la peinture acrylique qu\u0026rsquo;il applique sur ses toiles \u0026agrave; l\u0026rsquo;aide de spatules et de peignes afin d\u0026rsquo;obtenir une texture de surface palpable. La figuration et la couleur c\u0026egrave;dent la place \u0026agrave; l\u0026rsquo;abstraction totale. Lignes, triangles et motifs effac\u0026eacute;s dominent ses toiles. Whitten opte r\u0026eacute;solument pour l\u0026rsquo;art, contrairement \u0026agrave; bon nombre de ses coll\u0026egrave;gues afro-am\u0026eacute;ricains qui suivent souvent des tactiques narratives et didactiques. \u0026Agrave; partir de l\u0026rsquo;attention port\u0026eacute;e \u0026agrave; la texture, il cherche au fur et \u0026agrave; mesure \u0026agrave; se rapprocher de notions de la sculpture et du collage et parvient ainsi \u0026agrave; des tableaux-sculptures tr\u0026egrave;s travaill\u0026eacute;s, compos\u0026eacute;s de peinture, agr\u0026eacute;ment\u0026eacute;s de motif de carrelages et de mosa\u0026iuml;ques, ce qui m\u0026egrave;ne \u0026agrave; des r\u0026eacute;miniscences de peintures murales et d\u0026rsquo;architecture.\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u003cbr /\u003e\r\nTexte: Hans Willemse\u003cbr /\u003e\r\nTraductions: Isabelle Grynberg\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"locale":"ru","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"de","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"es","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"el","short_description":"","description":""}],"locations":[{"country":"US","place":"Queens, New York","category":{"en":"Died in","nl":"Overleden in","fr":"Décédé en"}},{"country":"US","place":"Alabama","category":{"en":"Born in","nl":"Geboren in","fr":"Né à"}}]}