Experiments in Abstraction Art by Steve Femmer

Abstraction was a break with pictorial tradition in the early twentieth century - art with no recognizable subject matter. It has continued to evolve and flourish over the years. Master artists I admire such as Jackson Pollack, Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko, Joan Mitchell, Gerhard Richter, Helen Frankenthaler, Robert Motherwell, Ellsworth Kelly, Howard Hodgkin, Richard Diebenkorn, Cy Twombly, Agnes Martin, Clyfford Still, Brice Marden and many others have pioneered the development of abstraction, achieving amazing results, each with their own unique style.

The work of all these artists has been an inspiration to me. I started making abstract paintings in 1972 and continue to explore new ways of working abstract. There seems to be no limit to the creative possibilities. I am now fortunate to have the opportunity to show some of my abstract work at Framations Art Gallery. The paintings in this exhibit, "Experiments in Abstraction", feature a variety of styles dating from 1978 to 2016 and include pieces from my latest series "Colors". This show covers a lot of work and I hope you enjoy it.

~Artist Steve Femmer

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About Artist Steve Femmer:

Artist Steve Femmer

Steve Femmer studied art for two years at Florissant Valley Community College and for one year at the Herron School of Art of Indiana in Indianapolis, Indiana. He worked for thirty three years in the St. Louis area as a Graphic Designer/Illustrator for Universal match Corporation, Concordia Publishing House and as a freelancer. As a fine artist Steve works in colored pencil, graphite, ink, pastel, charcoal, acrylic, collage and mixed media. Over the years, his subject matter includes wildlife, still life, landscape, figure, portrait and abstraction.

Steve's work has been exhibited in galleries including: Art St. Louis, Clayton Fine Art Gallery, Colored Pencil Society of America International Exhbitions, Florissant Valley Community College, Foundry Art Centre, Framations Art Gallery, Missouri Top 50 Exhibitions in Sedalia, MO and St. Louis Artist's Guild.

"Colors" and "Rectangles" Series

Gold and Grey" and "CrissCross" Series

"Face in Relief 5" by Steve Femmer.

"Cosmos 4: The Eye of God" by Steve Femmer.