"You see things in terms of words.
I see
them in terms of light and
shadow, and
in between there is
mystery."
Ary Stillman, 1891 - 1967
Ary Stillman: American Artist
Ary Stillman (1891 –1967) was a Russian American artist who,
in spite of gaining recognition in his day, is missing from the annals of
art history. Yet the works he produced have stood the test of time and offer
contemporary audiences new perspectives on the prevailing styles and influences
of the past. Following his own independent and wayward course moving from
representational art to the post war, painterly style of abstract art inspired
by cubism and surrealism, Stillman took cues from his surroundings — be
it Paris in the ’20s, New York in the ’30s, ’40s, and ’50s,
or Mexico in the ’60s — and, while absorbing the stylistic innovations
of these decades, translated them through his own particular vision to arrive
ultimately at a unique, mature body of work. MORE»
