Corinth #3, Explorers of Space (Primary Title)
Theodoros Stamos, American, 1922 - 1997 (Artist)
"Through nature, this is my discovery; joy, even happiness, at finding something which I want to look at." —Theodoros Stamos
Only twenty-two when he had his first solo exhibition, Stamos was the youngest artist to participate in the developmentof Abstract Expressionism in the 1940s. While nature remained the most important inspiration for his paintings, he insisted that one’s visual understanding of the physical world is in fact preconceived by the mind. His paintings therefore present an inner vision, rather than a descriptive representation, of natural phenomenon. The bright, warm palette of the Aegean seashore, which he saw on a trip to Greece in the late 1940s, inspired his use of vibrant colors, such as the yellow in Corinth #3, while his layered brushwork suggests a sense of diffuse, atmospheric light.
"Paintings and Sculptures from the 1960s: Selections from the Sydney and Frances Lewis Collection," Richmond Public Library main brance, February 1978.
"Contemporary American Paintings from the Lewis Collection", Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Sept 13 - Oct 27, 1974
"Selections from the Lewis Collection: 20th Century Gallery Loan Exhibition", Botetourt Gallery, Earl Gregg Severn Library, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, April 1970
"Selections from the Lewis Collection", Richmond Artists Association Carillon Show, Richmond, March 1969.
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