Dona Nelson

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Dona Nelson

Philosophy

#12823

World Rank

#17923

Historical Rank

#2531

USA Rank

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#10245

World Rank

#13119

Historical Rank

#1919

USA Rank

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Why Is Dona Nelson Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Dona Nelson is an American painter, best known for immersive, gestural, primarily abstract works employing unorthodox materials, processes and formats to disrupt conventional notions of painting and viewership. A 2014 New Yorker review observed, "Nelson gives notice that she will do anything, short of burning down her house to bully painting into freshly spluttering eloquence." Since 2002, long before it became a more common practice, Nelson has produced free-standing, double-sided paintings that create a more complex, conscious viewing experience. According to New York Times critic Roberta Smith, Nelson has dodged the burden of a "superficially consistent style," sustained by "an adventuresome emphasis on materials" and an athletic approach to process that builds on the work of Jackson Pollock. Writers in Art in America and Artforum credit her experimentation with influencing a younger generation of painters exploring unconventional techniques with renewed interest. Discussing one of Nelson's visceral, process-driven works, curator Klaus Kertess wrote, the paint-soaked "muslin is at once the tool, the medium, and the made."

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Dona Nelson?

Dona Nelson is affiliated with the following schools:

• Ohio State University
• Temple University