LIFE OUT LOUD: Arthur Dove, a pioneer of abstract painting, eschewed theories and dogmas, intent on representing the forrns and forces of nature in his art.

The article profiles American abstract painter Arthur Dove and his works. Topics discussed include the focus of the work of Dove on modernism and the U.S. tradition of Romantic landscape, preference of the artist for the abstracted or symbolic versions of the sun, moon, plant life and other elements of nature, and significance of the publication of his art catalogue in 2021 titled "Arthur Dove: A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings and Things" by Debra Bricker Balken.