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Elegy for 2 Friends - Remember the Twin Towers
 

Abstract Art Online, October 2001, Vol IV, Issue 2

Due to the events of the September 11 that month’s issue of Abstract Art Online only featured an Artist Profile and a Forum piece. I wrote this essay as a response to the tragedy which was published the following month.

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Selected Writing

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A Conversation with Philip Pavia
 

Abstract Art Online, January 2001, Vol III, Issue 5

Phillip Pavia was a key founding member of the Abstract Expressionists and particularly of ‘The Club’ - the meeting place and forum where the artists met weekly.  This was the first ‘Conversation’ piece I published.

Beyond Narrative - The Uniquely Expressive Power of Abstract Art
 

Abstract Art Online, October 2004, Vol VII, Issue 2

This piece contrasts how memorials have changed since World War II to incorporate more abstract elements. It also suggests that abstract art is a unique form of self- expression beyond the confines of the art world.

How to Look at Abstract Art
 

Abstract Art Online, January 2005, Vol VII, Issue 5

This brief essay provides a quick guide for looking at and appreciating abstract art. It is particularly aimed at those who may otherwise feel intimated by abstraction.

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