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Abe Ajay

(1919–1998) Artist

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Abe Ajay was an artist.

Quick Facts About Abe Ajay

Born: January 1, 1919
Died: January 1, 1998
Profession: Artist

About Abe Ajay

[Wikidata] American artist (1919–1998)... | [Wikipedia] Abraham "Abe" Ajay (1919–1998) was an American artist who was best known for his artistic contributions for The New Masses magazine during the late 1930s and early 1940s. and also for his creative use of reliefs made of found objects during the 1960s and beyond. Abraham Ajay was born in Altoona, Pen

Quotes by Abe Ajay

Every time some new huckster of angst-ridden metaphor is appointed by Art Forum, the congregation genuflects, stroking the catalog like a handful…

Angst

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The search which takes place in my studio might best be described as a mining operation, a vertical dig in which a…

Discovery

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Somewhere in my head, a private conviction exists that 'Search is the Process' and 'Discovery the Art Form.

Art

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By and large, the making of serious, thoughtful and occasionally valuable art has become a lonely persuasion, while the marketing of art…

Art

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Collage-making, for me, is basically an act of painting, allowing me to indulge in an appetite for immediacy.

Allowing

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I advise students on the subject of color as follows: If it looks good enough to eat, use it.

Advise

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It is essential for me to become involved in another search, and 'search' is the proper word to use because it promises…

Discovery

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The art world is now a fashion industry, led by its Whitney Biennial 'nose for the new look.' But nobody, it seems,…

Art

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