Barbara Januszkiewicz

Barbara Januszkiewicz is a Washington, D.C.–based American multimedia artist, creative activist, and teacher known for her stained neo-Color field abstract expressionism paintings.[1] She works in water-based media, specifically watercolor and diluted acrylic paint on unprepared canvas in the manner of Morris Louis and Helen Frankenthaler.[2]

She uses brushes to control her fans of color rather than create pours in her color field works.[3] Januszkiewicz's paintings are inspired by her interest in the overlap of the vocabularies involved with visual art and music.[4] Her visual interpretation in painting employs large color fields that meld and overlap in translucent layers, evoking the rhythm and flow of her musical inspiration.[5][6]

Januszkiewicz is listed as a notable artist presented at the Artomatic exhibition. She has done a documentary film work with musical composer Matthew Shipp, sculptor Hilda Thorpe, and painter Paul Reed.

  1. ^ Jenkins, Mark (October 17, 2015). "In the galleries: Melding sound and art". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  2. ^ Jenkins, Mark (June 8, 2018). "In the galleries: Roving photographers capture street scenes around the world". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  3. ^ Coplan, Tina (May–June 2016). "New Direction". Home & Design Magazine. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  4. ^ Fults, Haley (2015-04-23). "cove Hosts Art Reception Featuring Art Activist and Painter Barbara Januszkiewicz". DC Style Is Real. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  5. ^ "Color Schooled: The Lyrical Flight of the Fantastical Art of Barbara Januszkiewicz". The Zebra. 2019-05-25. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  6. ^ Jenkins, Mark (2016-06-25). "In the galleries: Sensing 'vibrations' of the Washington Color School". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-02-08.