Vivian Springford — Color Field Painting
Mar 7, 2021
Vivian Springford (1913–2003) was an American painter, affiliated with the Abstract Expressionism and Color Field movements of New York City in the 1950s to 1970s. In the late 1960s, Springford forged a new artistic direction that positioned her alongside Color Field artists such as Morris Louis and Kenneth Noland. Springford developed a stain technique of centrifugal acrylic washes, which eliminated lines and allowed her to extensively explore the spectrum of color. Such technique is comparable to that of Kenneth Noland, who described himself as “a one-shot painter.”
