"The one thing that makes you an artist is making art. And that requires the attention to the doing it."
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About Ad Reinhardt
Ad Reinhardt was an American abstract painter known for his minimalist black paintings. Born in 1913 in New York City, Reinhardt studied art at Columbia University and the National Academy of Design. Throughout his career, he focused on creating art that challenged conventional notions of beauty and artistry, emphasizing simplicity and purity. Reinhardt's black paintings, which appear monochromatic at first glance, are imbued with subtle variations of tone and texture upon closer inspection. He was a leading figure of the Abstract Expressionist movement and a prominent advocate for the purity of abstract art.
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