ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn A new exhibition explores the abstract painter s dynamic, multi-layered artwork. • 5 min read Blue Patch, (1998), Collage and mixed media on canvas. New York In 2005, on the eve of a solo show of his work in Southampton, N.Y., the abstract artist Frank Wimberley explained that he often viewed his artwork as living things. Giving a painting “time to breathe,” was an important part of the creative process, he said, adding that it wasn’t uncommon for him to step away from a work in progress. “Then you can return to it, just like with any living, breathing thing, and find a few surprises.”
BERRY CAMPBELL PRESENTS FRANK WIMBERLEY: COLLAGE NEW YORK, New York Subject Line Please provide verification code Email is invalid Frank Wimberley, Untitled (Collage), 1971, Newsprint, handmade paper, Color-aid and painted paper on Arches paper, 22 1/2 x 30 inches. Berry Campbell Gallery is pleased to announce a survey exhibition of collage works by Queens based, African American artist, Frank Wimberley (b. 1926). Since the 1960s, Wimberley has been known for creating dynamic, multi-layered, abstract paintings described in 2001 by New York Times art critic, Grace Glueck, as “. . . good to behold: beautifully brushed and infused with a light that magnifies their intensity. . ..” This special exhibition will feature both paintings with collage elements as well as traditional collage works on paper and will highlight some of Frank Wimberley’s most important collages to date, including several examples going back to the early 1970s.