DAN CHRISTENSEN "CLOUD / FLAGS" 1979 mickalene thomas limited edition or absurd renditions of group

or absurd renditions of group self-portraits

Nowhere is this more apparent than in "Side by Side"

Often invoking poses and compositions of classical art

as the composition must be completed before the first layers have dried

as this is not a typical canvas size for the artist

DAN CHRISTENSEN "CLOUD / FLAGS" 1979 mickalene thomas limited edition or absurd renditions of groupDan Christensen (1942 2007) is widely recognized as one of Americas foremost color abstractionists. Over the course his lengthy career, Christensen was devoted to exploring and expanding the constantly shifting trends of 20th century abstraction. Christensen established his reputation at the end of the 1960s, by using spray guns to create colorful stacks, loops, and lines in his artworks. This body of work was considered by the legendary art critic