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Painting by Frank Piatek (Glowing Forms, oil alkyd on canvas, 1984). The painting illustrates mid-career work in Frank Piatek's career, in the 1980s, when he began experimenting widely with painting processes ranging from old-master glazing techniques to modern materials in his signature tubular paintings, and he and a group of artists coined the term, "Allusive Abstraction" for their shared pursuit of abstract work that embraced real-world associations, illusionism, and form as metaphor. This work and similar works were publicly exhibited in prominent venues, discussed in major art journals and daily press publications, and acquired by museums.

Artist Frank Piatek. Copyright held by the artist.

Frank Piatek

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The image serves an informational and educational purpose as the primary means of illustrating mid-career work in Frank Piatek's career, in the 1980s, when he began experimenting widely with painting processes ranging from old-master glazing techniques to modern materials in his signature tubular paintings, which subtly shifted his work toward a more layered, soft-edged, painterly approach, looser form, rhythmic surface activity, and greater color brilliance and spatial depth. The work also illustrates the style he and a group of artists deemed, "Allusive Abstraction" for their shared pursuit of abstract work that embraced real-world associations, illusionism, and form as metaphor. Because the article is about an artist and his work, the omission of the image would significantly limit a reader's understanding and ability to visualize this phase in his work, and the work of the group he belonged to, which extended their national and local recognition, and impact during this time. Piatek's work of this type and this work in particular is discussed in the article and by prominent critics in national and local publications cited in the article.

There is no free equivalent of this or any other of this series by Frank Piatek, so the image cannot be replaced by a free image.

The image will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to distribute the original due to its low resolution and the general workings of the art market, which values the actual work of art. Because of the low resolution, illegal copies could not be made.