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“Andrew Turner is important to art because his painting embodied four visual dimensions: representational, expressionist, abstract expressionist, and improvisational, the latter consisting of jazz currents crafted in colors applied to surfaces,” said James Caplan, a businessman and abstract painter who was one of Turner’s patrons. …
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“I particularly like Coltrane because he is the master of musical doodle. Whenever he plays, I get images out of it. The audio brings colors in addition to texture and balance. I try to figure out what key he is playing and the note is …
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Tracy Kennan, New Orleans Museum of Art Curator of Public Programs has said, “Many artists enjoy the spontaneity and improvisation of jazz music. Jazz also became important to many African-American visual artists and writers because they considered it to be their own musical language.” Romare …
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Andrew Turner was one of Philadelphia’s most prominent artists. His paintings depicting inner-city life and musical themes are sought by collectors nationwide. His style was distinctive. His flair for artistic conception and creation second to none. Turner was born in 1944 in Chester, Pennsylvania. He …
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Little did I know when I awoke that morning {in the late 70’s} that this day would be amazing. A day I would never forget. It was the weekend of *The Annual Clothesline Exhibition* when the artists were in Rittenhouse Square to show and sell …
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