All Rights Reserved, DACS 2018In Britain, abstract art is rarely the public’s cup of tea. Bowling saw something else: its moral and intellectual strength, its potential for history painting. These are great works of abstract art. In Great Thames IV (1988-9) the river is transfigured into a glorious dapple of silvery blue. This is an abstract history painting about war, theft and betrayal.

Source: The Guardian May 30, 2019 07:52 UTC