Al Loving
Untitled, 1994 (Paint and Cardboard Collage, 12 x 25 Feet)1
This fascinating collage painting is an outstanding representation of Al Loving's later work in paint and collage, a style he termed material abstraction. Loving was one of the foremost African-American artists working in the abstract expressionist style. In the late 1980s, Loving joined the faculty at the City University of New York.2
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- Bright Collage-Paintings Animated by the Spiral - A 1990 Michael Brenson review of Al Loving's "Redemption Songs" show at the June Kelly Gallery in 1990. The works described by Brenson are very much in keeping with the Loving style represented in the Gymnasium at York College.
- Al Loving's Artist Statement at the Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University - There is perhaps no better way to understand how an artist sees his or her own work than through the artist statement. The 1988 artist statement at the Castellani Art Museum website is notable for York College because Loving explains how his own work was influenced by work by Sam Gilliam, another artist whose work appears on the York College campus.
Notes
- Information about Loving's collage painting in the Gymnasium at York College, CUNY comes from G.R. N'Namdi Gallery ( http://www.grnnamdi.com/dynamic/artist_cv.asp?ArtistID=10)
- Al Loving Biography - Loved Painting from Early Age, Driven to Realize His Own Artistic Vision, Thrived on Experimentation
