Dee Shapiro Rotunda, 1982 Acrylic on canvas 42" diameter This fall, The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles presents With Pleasure: Pattern and Decoration in American Art 1972–1985, the first full-scale scholarly North American survey of the groundbreaking yet understudied Pattern and Decoration art movement. Including painting, sculpture, collage, ceramics, textiles, installation art, and performance documentation, the exhibition spans the years 1972 to 1985 and

Art or music: When I was about ten my mother gave me the option of taking art or music lessons... Enter Rothko: I came from a family of mathematicians and scientists... Isms and Ations: I like most art movements, but especially Abstract Expressionism... Feel the harmony: I want viewers to feel the underlying harmonies intuitively... Music for painting: I’m very interested in the patternistic/systemic music... Add nothing. Unless: To me systemic pattern painting was a response

Heather McGill New Mixed Media Paintings and Collages at David Richard Gallery By David Eichholtz David Richard Gallery is pleased to debut a new body of mixed media artworks in which everyday, readymade materials such as lace, textiles, beads, Japanese printed papers and thread are transformed into intricate patterns and stunning compositions. This metamorphosis from common to uncommon occurs through McGill’s highly skilled process of laser cutting painted supports, airbrush

Pattern and Decoration Movement By David Eichholtz An art movement that emerged in the 1970s on both the east and west coasts of the US. Characterized by large sweeping decorative designs in all over patterns in a variety of media and supports, including painting, drawing, beading collage and ceramics using canvas, wood, textiles, acrylic and readymades. The movement included both two-dimensional and three-dimensional works. Early influences included feminism, identity politi

Light and California: I was born in Bakersfield, California but grew up ... Personal lenses + Cultural mirrors: My work has a lot of handcraft but .... Customizing: Politically, I am a feminist... Working to the edge: I gravitate to artists that I would define as having idiosyncratic practices... Stencil + spray: The use of pattern has been a long term and serious investigation ... Decorated: Decoration is an agreed-upon system ... Referent points: Most of the shapes in my wo

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Heather McGill, Untitled, 2017, Paper, pigment, beads, 30" x 20" Copyright © Heather McGill Click here to go to exhibition page HEATHER MCGILL The Common November 27 through December 22, 2018 Opening Reception: Tuesday, November 27, 2018 from 5:00 - 8:00 PM David Richard Gallery, LLC 211 East 121 ST | New York, NY 10035 P: (212) 882-1705 www.davidrichardgallery.com David Richard Gallery is pleased to announce, The Common, Heather McGill’s fi

NY, NY: I grew up in Brownsville, in Brooklyn... Matching paint to paper: My father was a general contractor and sometimes... Color distribution games: After trying different papers, graph paper... Hard colors: I enjoyed color field painting. Peace, strength, harmony: I have only my most recent work with me now... More fun with colors: I like all colors. And I greatly enjoy mixing colors... And Op Art?: A clash of colors. Hard-edge?: Cleanliness. Non-objective painting?: Free

Early patterning: When I was four, my mother taught me... Early expectations and more patterns: I grew up in a working-class family... Influencers: One major influence that I can... Island girl: I live on Long Island... Feminist work: I didn’t associate with any particular ... Going off the grid: In my early work I color-coded the... Mahler beats Bach: The language of music and art also... Systemic patterning: Systemic painting means simply that one... P+D: Pattern and decora

MARIO YRISARRY Stenciled and Sprayed: Paintings from 1961 - 1967 August 5 through September 2, 2017 Opening reception: Saturday, August 5 from 5:00 – 7:00 PM Mario Yrisarry First Forty Niner, 1966 Acrylic on canvas 82 x 68 " New York Artist Mario Yrisarry in his first solo exhibition at David Richard Gallery. Presenting abstract paintings from 1961 – 1967 that explored non-traditional methods of painting on canvas without brushes. Specifically, this exhibition maps