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Early in his career, Hyman Bloom was known as one of the “bad boys of Boston.” A contemporary of Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning who called him “the first abstract artist in America,” he was one of 18 artists from around the country chosen for MOMAs prestigious 1942 exhibit, one of only seven artists to represent the United States in the 1950 Venice Biennial, and was profiled in Time magazine. For a few years he taught painting at Harvard University and later moved to a studio above the original Legal Sea Foods in Inman Square. While his work is in prominent collections and museums around the country, including the Fogg Museum, he is little known in the mainstream.

Mislabeled as a recluse and hermit, Bloom’s habitual disdain for the art world and preference for his studio over the limelight is often blamed for his fall from prominence. Others pin his decent on his decision to continue exploring figurative work and when abstract work became the rage. Revered by painters who knew him, Bloom inspires artists not only through his compositions and color, but also through his studious work ethic.

Seven months after his passing Angelica Allende Brisk’s documentary on Hyman Bloom has it’s Boston premier at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.  The film is fantastic and I urge you to see it today, Saturday March 27th, 2010.  Tickets are available online or at the door. To whet your appetite and entice you to come to the premier here is the trailer and a preview of the film.   See you there.

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