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A Forefather of Modern Art in Southern California
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Dan Carino
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Nov 10, 2007
A Forefather of Modern Art in Southern California
Part of the "Hard Edge" school of painters, Benjamin is finally getting his due in the pantheon of Modern Art. "Hard edge" sounds harsher than it is. It just means there's a clean line between the different colored shapes on his canvases.
Karl Benjamin with his "Hard Edge" art. Now, it doesn't look "hard." It looks "cool."
Karl Benjamin with his "Hard Edge" art. Now, it doesn't look "hard." It looks "cool."
(
OCMA/ Carla Rhea Photography
)

Part of the "Hard Edge" school of painters, Benjamin is finally getting his due in the pantheon of Modern Art. "Hard edge" sounds harsher than it is. It just means there's a clean line between the different colored shapes on his canvases.

Part of the "Hard Edge" school of painters, Benjamin is finally getting his due in the pantheon of Modern Art. "Hard edge" sounds harsher than it is. It just means there's a clean line between the different colored shapes on his canvases.