Barnett Newman: Architect of the Sublime Barnett Newman, born in New York City in 1905, wasn’t a painter who sought to depict the visible world; rather, he aimed to evoke an experience—a profound sense of space and spirituality. His career, though relatively brief – he died in 1970 – profoundly impacted the trajectory of American art, particularly within the realm of abstract expressionism and color field painting. Newman’s work is o…