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[1950] Clifford Still's Exhibiton By Hubert Crehan THE PURELY LOCAL, topical significance of the Clyfford Still painting exhibition at Metart galleries is that for the first time in several years it is possible to see a selection of work by the artist who more than any other has stimulated the welter of new painting being done in this region (usually in these columns called "nonobjective," "abstract expressionist" or "free form"). Through Just 14 at Metart galleries 13 of Still's canvases are being shown. They reveal that in the painting upsurge in the period since the war in San Francisco, where Still's influence has been most pervasive and deeply felt, he has himself maintained has something to do with the decoration of bourgeois flats), suggest in their indomitable ascending movements and an energy and ambition that has cut loose from the lethargy which holds contemporary man a victim to his indecisions and a sense of doom, IN THE PAINTINGS there is no trace of figures, and all semblance of conventional painterly beauty has been negating with an [[italicized]] Continued on Page 23 [[/italicized]] [[image]] The GOODY GIFT [[?]] [[/image]] Clyfford Stills Exhibition [[italicized]] Continued from Page 21 [[/italicized]] austere rigor, but the monstrous black and red shape, with the swift yellow flicks or blue articulations, evoke a spiritual charge akin to those profound emotions produced by the occasional scientific or philosophical utterances that reconstruct our consciousness of reality in a more perfect order. These nonobjective paintings of Still's are among the most creative strivings to visualize the modern sensibility - aware of truer felt but unfamiliar geometries freed from supernal allegiances, and seeking after new forms ritualistic fervor. It is not surprising that the paintings are handing in the Metart galleries, whose modest facilities at 527 Bush street are supported by a group of young artists. These fellow artists have underwritten the Still exhibition at a season when the coincidence of scheduling at two of the major museums presents the work of the contemporary Spanish American artist, Matta, that profane genius of dexterity, and the forthcoming Viennese masterpieces. tive years and advanced work to further pitches of clarity. While this exhibition makes it clear that the strong individual signature of his work sets it apart from anything else seen here, it affirms in a larger sense his position in relation to American art as a whole. There can be no doubt that Still is one of the few American artists who has created a new set of forms and mastered an original style which remains open to refinement and extension. These large, rugged surfaces of his, reaching from floor to ceiling (what a mighty protest against the current die-hard idea that art FEININGER KLEE [[bulleted list]] OILS WATERCOLORS DRAWINGS TO JULY 27 [[/bulleted list]] FRANK PERLS GALLERY 350 N. CAMDEN DRIVE BEVERLY HILLS ACADEMY of Advertising Art COMMERCIAL ART...FASHIONS Fall Term 1950 Starts Sept. 5 CONTINUOUS ENROLLMENT Approved for Veterans...Folder 740 Taylor St. PR 5-3000 [[image]] GOODY WOVEN SHOP [[/image]] Hand Knitti Y Individua 491 Page Mill Roa Corner El dimitroff's PICTURE FRAMES The only exclusive Frame Shop in Marin County 33 Lovell Mill Valley Dunlap 81317 Headquarters for LP RECORDS Imported and Domestic Prompt attention to Mail and Phone Orders Come in-take advantage of our Barter Section The Record Shop 14 Tillman Place, San Francisco 8 Hours 11:30-6:30 EX 2-2383
