The Junction, Abstract Expressive Composition in Mixed-Media. By Erik Sulander

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A mixed-media “The Junction” on Paper; To Wit,
Within the broad continuum of Abstract Expressionism, this piece sits at a … Read more A mixed-media “The Junction” on Paper; To Wit,
Within the broad continuum of Abstract Expressionism, this piece sits at a fascinating junction:
• It inherits the gestural spontaneity of the New York School—particularly the spatial cadence of Gorky and the chromatic lyricism of Joan Mitchell.
• It reinterprets those impulses through a 21st-century geometric consciousness, more aligned with Sarah Morris, Julie Mehretu, or Thomas Nozkowski—artists who treat abstraction as both a cognitive and emotional architecture.
• The inclusion of sprayed pigment recalls Motherwell’s later works, where structure becomes porous and improvisation becomes intellect.

Thus, Sulander extends the Abstract Expressionist tradition not by emulation, but by synthesis—merging the expressive gesture with the intellectual diagram. See less