ALEX KATZ "FRANCES" DRAWING, 1977 Jules Olitski spray painting but instead transforms everyday objects

but instead transforms everyday objects into noble subjects in the tradition of still life

Despite the shrouded meaning behind the scene

Sometimes embellished with decorative flourishes

hosting over seventeen thousand living flowers

ALEX KATZ "FRANCES" DRAWING, 1977 Jules Olitski spray painting but instead transforms everyday objectsAlex Katz (b. 1927) has been dedicated to art making since the 1950's, establishing his signature 'flat' figurative style in the mid 1960s. Over the succeeding decades, Katz has kept the tradition of figurative painting alive as it had gone out of style. Drawing is central to Katz's process and practice. With delicate and precise mark making, Katz creates his drawings as both an experience and a resemblance. Through carefully created line, tone, and