Carmen Herrera, (top to bottom) Red with White Triangle (1961); Untitled (1950); Irlanda (1952); Blanco y Verde (1966).
Carmen Herrera is an interesting painter that just popped up on my radar. I'm a fan of minimalism and with just a few elements--selective color and repeated, elongated triangles--Herrera's paintings become fascinating and unsettling. According to today's NY Times, she's new on everyone's radar--even though she has been painting since WWII. She sold her first painting a few years back at the age of 89! Perhaps Herrera will be the first in a line of inspiring figures, artists who remind me to keep on fighting the good fight.
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