OAAW Crossroads Catalog (with updated QR Code)

FITZ
HERRERA
"The canvas as an arena in which to act" is the famous statement that the
American critic Harold Rosenberg used to describe the newly emerging
movement, which he labeled Action Painting." It was, however, superseded
by the now more acceptable label "abstract expressionism." An exciting
colorist, Fitz Herrera whips the arena of his many canvases with lashings of
the thickest impastos in the most luscious colors, each jostling its way for
space. The result is a rousing symphony of bristling and vivid hues,
uninhibited in their brio and bravado, dispensing cheer and joy. Seemingly
humming and bubbling, a long-running series of works titled Happiness,
aptly captures their unique power to bring smiles to the viewer's face. These
paintings sing out!
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