Frantisek (Frank) Kupka

Kupka stands as one of the most important abstractionists of the early twentieth century along with Mondrian and Kandinsky.  This artist was one of the first innovators of pure abstraction.  Kupka created a theory that painting could be articulated in chromatic relationships, and as musicians were free to create sounds not found in nature; artists should be able to explore these same freedoms with forms and colors. 

These compositions are life giving, evocative of nature and harmony and are joyous in spirit.  There has not been another artist since that has achieved the uniqueness of vision that Kupka brought forth although most abstractionists of the twentieth century sought inspiration and were influenced by these avant-garde studies.