Lee Mullican's Roman Turn: 'Silent Shades' at Marc Selwyn Fine Art

Marc Selwyn Fine Art in Los Angeles is presenting 'Lee Mullican: Silent Shades', an exhibition focusing on paintings from the artist's Guggenheim Fellowship year in Rome (1958–1959) alongside terracotta sculptures made shortly after. The show highlights a pivotal moment when Mullican's interests in automatism and ancient cultures merged into a distinct visual language. Mullican, a founding member of the Dynaton group with Wolfgang Paalen and Gordon Onslow Ford, explored consciousness and mysticism through abstraction. The Dynaton, named after the Greek word for 'the possible', sought to bridge European Surrealism and American abstraction. During his Roman year, Mullican worked in a sixteenth-century palazzo, absorbing local influences that marked a turning point in his practice. The exhibition runs at Marc Selwyn Fine Art, though specific dates are not provided in the source.