Truman Chambers
@trumanchambers
A painter and contributing writer from Toledo, Ohio. Truman graduated from Bowling Green State University with a BFA in Two-Dimensional Studies.
Here’s Everything You Need to Know About Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was a prominent German artist and founding member of The Bridge collective. His work was instrumental in defining German Expressionism and Modernist art.
John Currin: American Painter of Beauty and Vulgarity
John Currin’s paintings balance a love of oil painting, in all of its stodgy, self-serious tradition, with contradictory humor and crassness.
12 Must-See Artworks at the Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art has an incredible collection, featuring thousands of famous artworks. These are 12 that should not be missed!
Barnett Newman: Spirituality in Modern Art
Barnett Newman’s paintings, arriving at the apex of modernism in midcentury New York, show the complex relationship between art and spirituality.
Sigmar Polke: Painting Under Capitalism
Sigmar Polke was a German Artist, famous for co-founding the Capitalist Realism art movement. The fundamental ideas of this movement recurred throughout his career, adjusted for the progression of capitalism.
Sam Gilliam: Disrupting American Abstraction
Sam Gilliam is an abstract, American painter. Since the 1960s, all the way through to the present day, he has continued to innovate and redefine his artistic practice.
The Harsh Materiality of Frank Auerbach in the School of London
Frank Auerbach is a British painter known for his intense works and demanding process. Beyond his significant status in the history of modern art, he remains an essential contemporary artist.
Helen Frankenthaler In The Landscape of American Abstraction
Helen Frankenthaler was an American Abstract painter. Typically identified as a Color Field painter, she drew on influences from across mid-century abstraction throughout her career.
Fairfield Porter: A Realist in the Age of Abstraction
The Realist artist Fairfield Porter painted subdued and traditional works at a time when abstract art was pushed to the forefront, making him a paradoxically subversive artist.
The Case of John Ruskin vs. James Whistler
The artist James Whistler sued art critic John Ruskin for libel in 1878 after Ruskin publicly disparaged Whistler’s paintings in a newsletter.
The Vantablack Controversy: Anish Kapoor vs. Stuart Semple
The sculptor and installation artist Anish Kapoor bought exclusive artistic rights to the world’s blackest black in 2016, resulting in widespread controversy and a longstanding feud with Stuart Semple.
Vija Celmins: Understanding the Contradiction of Photorealism
Vija Celmins is a contemporary Photorealist and visual artist. Her works are notable for a unique and studied reckoning of the relationship between traditional art and photography.