Specialized Poster In Alex Katz's Painting

Alex Katz is a contemporary American painter. He is known for bold portraits and poetic landscapes. His aesthetic has both the characteristics of abstraction and expressionism, with massive color fields and abrasive contraction. Combined with skillful techniques and simplistic application, his fashion poster-like paintings became the most recognizable works of the era. With the obsession of both traditional arts and modern aesthetic, Katz s works have the pinnacle characters of pop arts, which tries to take down the abstract expressionism with the symbols of mass culture, such as posters and trade marks. These works promote the free and open spirit of the era with the topics borrowed from daily media such as TV and magazines with the mimicking of advertising medium. Although Katz-s paintings carry the simplistic characters of pop art with the poster alike appearance, but his criticism on the singularity of consumerism gives them a poetic undertone. Katz has kept his independent position with his unique style of paintings. His poetic works been recognized internationally and keep on influencing the younger generation of artists to come.