Patricia Lewy Explores Friedel Dzubas's German Childhood in Color Field Context

Patricia Lewy examines the German childhood of Color Field painter Friedel Dzubas in an essay excerpted from her 2009 book 'A Memoir of Creativity: abstract painting, politics and the media, 1956-2008' (iUniverse). The book merges art theory, politics, journalism, and memoir, centering on the author's theory that abstract art is 'multireferential' representation rather than non-representational. The essay accompanies two exhibitions: 'Friedel Dzubas: Paintings of the 1950s' at Jacobson Howard Gallery (19 East 76th Street, New York, March 18–April 17, 2004) and works from the 1960s and 1970s at Elkon and Loretta Howard. Other concurrent shows include 'Craig Fisher: Recent Paintings' at Florence Lynch Gallery (531-539 W 25th Street, ground floor, through May 8) and 'Angelo Ippolito (1922-2001)' at David Findlay Jr Fine, as well as 'Judith Rothschild: Abstract and Non-Objective – the 1940s' at Knoedler & Company (19 East 70th Street, New York, March 18–May 1, 2004).