Joseph Glasco
Encyclopedia
Joseph Glasco was an American
Abstract Expressionist
painter
and sculptor, best known for being at one time the youngest artist represented in the permanent collection of The Museum of Modern Art.
and In 1949, after his first one-person exhibition in New York City
, became the youngest artist represented at that time in the permanent collection of The Museum of Modern Art.
Glasco's work has often been compared to the work of Jackson Pollock
and in the mid-1950s, he became friends with Pollock, sharing an intimacy over the shared themes of each other's work.
, Julian Schnabel
and Michael Tracy
.
United States
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Abstract Expressionist
Abstract expressionism
Abstract expressionism was an American post–World War II art movement. It was the first specifically American movement to achieve worldwide influence and put New York City at the center of the western art world, a role formerly filled by Paris...
painter
Painting
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and sculptor, best known for being at one time the youngest artist represented in the permanent collection of The Museum of Modern Art.
New York
Glasco moved to New YorkNew York
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and In 1949, after his first one-person exhibition in New York City
New York City
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, became the youngest artist represented at that time in the permanent collection of The Museum of Modern Art.
Glasco's work has often been compared to the work of Jackson Pollock
Jackson Pollock
Paul Jackson Pollock , known as Jackson Pollock, was an influential American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. During his lifetime, Pollock enjoyed considerable fame and notoriety. He was regarded as a mostly reclusive artist. He had a volatile personality, and...
and in the mid-1950s, he became friends with Pollock, sharing an intimacy over the shared themes of each other's work.
Later years
Glasco moved back to Texas in the early 1980s, locating in Galveston and was an important influence on a number of artists who came to public attention in that decade including George CondoGeorge Condo
George Condo is an American contemporary visual artist.-Life and career:Condo works in the medium of painting and sculpture...
, Julian Schnabel
Julian Schnabel
Julian Schnabel is an American artist and filmmaker. In the 1980s, Schnabel received international media attention for his "plate paintings"—large-scale paintings set on broken ceramic plates....
and Michael Tracy
Tracy 168
TRACY 168 . He is a well known 'Oldschool writer' from New York. He is known as one of the kings of graffiti and started the 'Wildstyle' style of graffiti. In July 2006, an art piece by Tracy 168 in 1984 utilized a real subway car door and showcased his piece on it...
.