Mildred Thompson
Radiation Explorations 8, 1994
Oil on canvas
Overall: 87 ½ x 110 ⅛ in (222.3 x 279.7 cm)
Panel 1 of 2: 87 ½ x 55 ¼ in (222.3 x 140.3 cm)
Panel 2 of 2: 87 ½ x 54 ⅞ in (222.3 x 139.4 cm)
Panel 1 of 2: 87 ½ x 55 ¼ in (222.3 x 140.3 cm)
Panel 2 of 2: 87 ½ x 54 ⅞ in (222.3 x 139.4 cm)
© The Mildred Thompson Estate, Courtesy Galerie Lelong & Co.
When Thompson made her final return to the United States after years abroad in Europe in self-imposed exile, her new studio allowed her to paint in a large scale. Her...
When Thompson made her final return to
the United States after years abroad in Europe in self-imposed exile, her new
studio allowed her to paint in a large scale.
Her seminal Radiation Explorations
paintings are characterized by blue backgrounds with the occasional
incorporation of white. The artist’s personal interpretations of invisible
worlds, such as sound and space, manifest as vibrant colors and energetic
lines. Though her paintings are not literal translations, they embody an
emotional understanding of complex concepts through expressive, rhythmic
mark-making.