Fireworks

After five years in Paris working closely with members of the avant-garde group CoBrA, Ting moved to New York City in 1957, where he was heavily influenced by Abstract Expressionism, adopting a spontaneous and gestural painting style. The dynamic shapes in this print resemble the splashes and drips characteristic of Ting’s evocative paintings. He later adapted that style to a different medium, lithography, using vivid colors printed slightly off-register, evoking the bright advertising images that informed the Pop Art movement.