Frank Stella

Frank Stella By Eli Thusrton Frank Stella… • • was born on May 12, 1936 in Malden, MA. studied painting @ the Phillips Academy in Andover, MA. attended and graduated from Princeton University. now lives in New York City. • • “The experience of looking at a painting should not seem to end at the frame.” -Frank Stella “Abstract painting of today has lost touch with the energy and vitality of the past.” -Frank Stella Frank Stella tried to be different than other abstract artists at the time so he crated art that was completely black and black. More Quotes! “The aim of art is to create space in which the subjects can live.” -Frank Stella “ Painting does not want to be confined - it needs room to move and breathe.” - Frank Stella References • Art found at www.artfact.com • Quotes and info from Scholastic Art Feb. 1994.