Background
Colpitt, Frances was born on December 19, 1952 in Tulsa. Daughter of Charles Hubert and Dorothy Jean (Tucker) Colpitt.
(In this important work, Frances Colpitt chronicles the Mi...)
In this important work, Frances Colpitt chronicles the Minimal art movement of the 1960s. Maintaining the original spirit of the period--enthusiasm for innovation and a passionate commitment to intellectual inquiry--Colpitt provides an excellent documentary history that is both thorough and nonpartisan. Using a metacritical approach that embraces critical writings of the artists themselves, interviews by herself and the others, and a generous sampling of illustrations, Colpitt sets foth the issues and arguments and identifies key concepts that are crucial to an understanding of Minimal art. These include the frequent use of industrial materials and techniques; nonrelational principles of composition; and theoretical issues of scale, presence and thatricality. Also discussed are issues of abstraction, illusion, and reductionism as revealed in the writing and artistic productions of such leading innovators as Frank Stella, Donald Judd, and Robert Morris, among others. An appendix lists major exhibitions and reviews.
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Colpitt, Frances was born on December 19, 1952 in Tulsa. Daughter of Charles Hubert and Dorothy Jean (Tucker) Colpitt.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, University Tulsa, 1974. Master of Arts, University Tulsa, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy, University Southern California, 1982.
Visiting assistant professor, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1985-1986; visiting assistant professor, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1986-1988; visiting assistant professor, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1988-1990; assistant professor art, University Texas, San Antonio, 1990-1994; associate professor, University Texas, San Antonio, since 1994. Board directors Blue Star Art Space, San Antonio, since 1991.
(In this important work, Frances Colpitt chronicles the Mi...)
(Chronicles the Minimal art movement of the 1960s.)
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Member College Art Association, International Association Art Critics, American Society for Aesthetics.