Frank Stella: A Pioneer of Minimalism and Geometric Abstraction Frank Philip Stella, born in Malden, Massachusetts on May 12, 1936, was a towering figure in the latter half of the 20th century’s art world. He wasn't merely a painter; he was a sculptor, printmaker, and architect whose work fundamentally reshaped our understanding of what constituted “art.” Stella’s career, spanning from the late 1950s to his death in 2024, is marked by an unwavering commitment to reducing art to its most essential elements – surface, color, and form. He moved his studio to Rock Tavern, New York, a location th…