ムードを選ぶだけで、空間がそれに応えます。光は冷たさや温もりを帯び、空気の流れが変わり、その感情を宿した作品だけが暗闇の中から浮かび上がります。それ以外のすべては、影の中へと退いていくのです。
Early Life and Artistic Beginnings Norman Wilfred Lewis, born in Harlem, New York City, in 1909, emerged as a pivotal figure in the American art landscape of the mid-20th century. His journey to becoming an Abstract Expressionist was far from conventional, rooted instead in the social realities and vibrant cultural tapestry of his upbringing. Raised on Lenox Avenue between 7th and 8th Avenues, Lewis’s early life was shaped by parents w
ho had immigrated from Bermuda—his father a fisherman turned dock foreman, his mother a baker and later a domestic worker. While his older brother found acclaim as a jazz musician, Norman initially felt overshadowed, yet harbored a deep-seated passion for art that he pursued through self-education. He voraciously consumed books on art history, compensating for limited formal training with dedicated study. This early commitment led hi…
