John McLaughlin (1898–1976)

Self-taught painter who brought Zen Buddhism's 'marvelous void' to California through austere geometric abstractions.

ABOUT

John Dwyer McLaughlin (May 21, 1898 – March 22, 1976) was an American abstract painter. Based primarily in California, he was a pioneer in minimalism and hard-edge painting. Considered one of the most significant Californian postwar artists, McLaughlin painted a focused body of geometric works that are completely devoid of any connection to everyday experience and objects, inspired by the Japanese notion of the void. He aimed to create paintings devoid of any object hood inc…

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NOTABLE WORKS

Untitled 1951 · San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Untitled 1952 · Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Untitled (Geometric Abstraction) 1953 · Whitney Museum of American Art Untitled 1955 · Whitney Museum of American Art Untitled 1956 · Carnegie Museum of Art #6 1959 · San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

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INFLUENCES

Influenced by

Kazimir MalevichSuprematism Piet MondrianNeo-Plasticism

Influenced