Think and Paint, Paint and Think


The Metropolitan Museum of Art 2007 exhibition, "Frank Stella: Painting into Architecture". Photo by Guillem d'Efak Fullana-Ferré
The Metropolitan Museum of Art 2007 exhibition, Frank Stella: Painting into Architecture. Photo by Guillem d'Efak Fullana-Ferré  [Flickr]
Washington, DC Frank Stella first made his name in the visual arts as one of the Abstract Expressionists. From there he broadened his approach, designing sets for choreographer Merce Cunningham and moving from painting into sculptures. Soon he was painting cars for BMW and creating large-scale murals and public art pieces. But it all started with art classes as a child, as he reminisces in this excerpt from the Art Works podcast. Hear the entire podcast and be sure to visit our page at iTunes U to find plenty of other exciting audio and video material.