“Taxi Cab II” is an artwork created by Al Held in 1959. This piece is a notable example of the Abstract Expressionism movement and falls within the abstract genre of art.
The artwork is a vibrant cacophony of geometric shapes and bold colors. Dominated by primary colors—red, blue, and yellow—alongside stark blacks and whites, the painting intersperses rectangles, squares, circles, and triangles among a seemingly chaotic sea of forms. Al Held utilizes thick, assertive lines that add to the dynamism and intensity of the composition. The imagery in “Taxi Cab II” is non-representational, challenging viewers to interpret the energy and emotion conveyed through its abstract forms and color interplay. It exemplifies the spontaneity and expressive freedom characteristic of Abstract Expressionism.
