The Soul in the Surface: The Abstract Journey of Mcarthur Binion In the quiet, textured depths of contemporary American abstraction, the work of Mcarthur Binion emerges as a profound meditation on the unseen. Born in 1946 in Macon, Mississippi, Binion’s artistic lineage is rooted in the rich, soulful traditions of the American South, yet his visual language speaks a universal dialect of emotion and form. His formal education provided the rigorous scaffolding necessary for his later explorations; after earning his bachelor’s degree from Wayne State University in Detroit in 1971, he moved to t…