Helen Frankenthaler

Helen Frankenthaler is considered an artist of abstract expressionism. As such an artist, she is concerned with forms and energies that are in nature. Her art is greatly influenced by Jackson Pollock and Arshile Gorky. Something that makes her work unique is her tendency to leave the canvas raw when she paints. This allows her to connect her image with the surface. Some critics say that this technique allows her to show "liquid-like atmospheric effects reminiscent of the watercolours of John Marin." She is considered a nonconformist in both her art and in her life.