Finding abstract inspiration in Alma Thomas & The Cosmos

Alma Thomas was one of America's greatest painters, a true genius at leveraging the power of color relationships to create movement and energy. This video looks at Thomas' work, some of her divisionism peers like Paul Signac and George Seurat, other pioneers of space manipulation like Helen Frankenthaler and Sam Gilliam. It also looks at some of the attributes that make a Alma Thomas painting so powerful. And how the cosmos inspired Thomas and other artists.