But, after all, the aim of art is to create space - space that is not compromised by decoration or illustration, space within which the subjects of painting can live.

Stella moved to New York in 1958 after his graduation. Early visits to New York art galleries influenced his artist development and his work was influenced by the abstract expressionism of Jackson Pollock and Franz Kline. Biography
Stella was born in Malden Massachusetts to parents of Italian descent.

Frank Stella (born May 12 1936) is an American painter and printmaker noted for his work in the areas of minimalism and post-painterly abstraction.