Abstract Expressionists painted Action->

Action creates abstraction<-

Bay Area Figurative painted People->

Figure creates humanity<-

Cucaro painted People as Action->

Action creates humanity<-

The "People-People" Innovation:

*Most crowd painters focus on describing people.

*Most Abstract Expressionists focus on describing energy.

*Cucaro appears to have asked:

"What if human beings themselves are energy?"

The crowd becomes a living abstract force.

When viewed from a distance:

• You see a crowd

When viewed up close:

• You see brushstrokes

When viewed philosophically:

• You see collective human life.

That's an unusual achievement