Jack Youngerman helped shape the post-abstract expressionist era of American art. His boldly colored work is distinct for his organic forms, crisp outlines, and exploration of shape, particularly noteworthy in his deft handling and dynamic arrangement of positive and negative space. In the 1970s, he began creating elaborate wall reliefs using irregularly shaped canvases and later constructions made of fiberglass, polystyrene, epoxy, and other materials. “People seem to have noticed my surfaces, edges, etc., but not my primary concern, which is finding and inventing new shapes. I am working for something organic and lyrical. I like the expressiveness of locked, meshed, or tension-provoking shapes in opposition, a union in combat,” Youngerman said.
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