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A Lifelong Pursuit of Painting: The Journey of Larry Poons Born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1937, Larry Poons’ artistic trajectory is one of relentless exploration and a defiant spirit of innovation. His story begins not within the realm of visual art, but with music. From 1955 to 1957, Poons dedicated himself to musical composition at the New England Conservatory in Boston, envisioning a career crafting sonic landscapes. However, a pivotal encounter in 1959 irrevocably altered his path. A visit to Barnett Newman’s exhibition at French & Company ignited within him a passion for painting, prompting a…
A chart of Larry Poons's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.
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