Big Bang
Big Bang
Big Bang
Big Bang

Allie Mcghee

Big Bang, 1986121.92 x 304.8cmSign in to view price
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acrylic, enamel, and wood on panelHarper's
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This abstract artwork features a bold and dynamic composition of vibrant colors and angular shapes. The predominant hues are shades of orange, blue, and beige, with textural brushstrokes and drippings creating a sense of depth and movement. The overall arrangement suggests a fragmented, geometric landscape or cityscape, with intersecting lines and planes that evoke a sense of energy and exploration. The artist's distinctive technique, which combines elements of abstract expressionism and color field painting, reflects a desire to capture the essence of the modern urban experience through the interplay of color, form, and texture. ...

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Allie Mcghee
Artist
Allie Mcghee
B.1941

A pillar of the Detroit art community since the 1960s, Allie McGhee (b. 1941, Charleston, WV) is known for his lyrical, material-driven works rendered in swirling constellations of industrial paint and found media. Inspired by cosmology, African symbolism, and the rhythms of free jazz, his work explores the inherent tensions between spontaneity and premeditation, intention, and accident. These spattered, trawled, and often deconstructed pieces are composed by pouring paint and using hand tools rather than brushes, enabling the artist to create energetic compositions that appear effortless, like natural formations. Remarking on McGhee’s devotion to this process, California African American Museum curator Taylor Renee Aldridge writes: “McGhee found the paintbrush to be an inadequate device to use for the scale he desired...the artist became interested in liberating the paint on his canvas, allowing it to have its own voice. McGhee does not desire to dominate the materials in which he works, but rather he aims to be in collaboration with or even a student of them.” Much like Ed Clark's use of brooms or Jack Whitten's engagement with Afro combs, McGhee seeks out unorthodox approaches to painting to push the conventions of the medium beyond its limits. ...

Allie Mcghee: Artworks
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Allie Mcghee
Big Bang, 1986
121.92 x 304.8cm
Pair-A-Mount
Allie Mcghee
Pair-A-Mount, 2002
101.6 x 76.2cm
Micro Dream
Allie Mcghee
Micro Dream, 2020
181.61 x 731.52cm
Blues Wrap
Allie Mcghee
Blues Wrap, 2019
139.7 x 116.84 x 10.16cm
Moon Nite Dance
Allie Mcghee
Moon Nite Dance, 2020
121.92 x 91.44cm
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