Irwin joins prestegious FERUS gallery and jumps on theABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST bandwagon...however he doesn't remain there for long, he begins to question traditional means of painting.
". . . [ I Began] to question the depth of the act -- and myself" RI
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He begins to experiment with the relationship of the viewer and object; alter shapes of paintings; pay precise attention to their physical construction; and explore the painting as an object in space.
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While at the FERUS, Irwin was influenced by other artists:
Kraig Kauffman
Ed Moses
Bill Bengston
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