So I've been dying to write about the breathtaking work of abstract painter Ed Clark. And now that I finally have the platform, I'm at a loss for words. His paintings are wall-sized fields of color, often inspired by sunsets in Mexico, Egyptian deserts, Moroccan architecture, and Parisian hill-top skylines. Clark is most popularly known for breaking into the art world by breaking out of the traditional four-sided canvas. His work can be found in major collections across the country, but is also conveniently available to locals at the Art Institute of Chicago and G.R. N'Namdi Gallery. According to one of my favourite scholars of all time, Robin D.G. Kelley, a little known fact about Clark is that he and other black artists were invited to- and subsequently visited Cuba in 1959 vis-à-vis Fidel Castro. Quite the visual revolutionary.
Left: Ed Clark, Untitled, 1957.
