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Small Works: Color Abstractions by Swain, Fleming, Ideal, DiJulio, Wheeler and Dagley

David Eichholtz

Oct 7, 2019
7 min

Small Works: Color Abstractions by Swain, Fleming, Ideal, DiJulio, Wheeler and Dagley

Presenting a selection of smaller works by artists who explore color and non-objective abstraction Geometric, Hard Edge and Gestural through a variety of strategies and methodologies ranging from grids and lines, to pattern and process as well as brushy strokes and collage. The results are masterful studies in color adjacency and interaction that create spectacular compositions and challenge the viewer’s perception of color and spacial geometry. The artworks span from the 196

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David Eichholtz

Jan 9, 2019
4 min

Color Theory

Color Theory, in art and design, refers to a set of principles and guidelines for working with color that includes pure colors (hues), their values, mixing and the perceptual effects of color. A complex topic with many different theories and the earliest color wheel from Sir Issac Newton. Most of the impact on Post War contemporary art is that derived from theorists and educators such as Johannes Itten (1888-1967) and his and publication of The Art of Color; Hans Hofmann (188

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David Eichholtz

Jan 8, 2019
3 min

Geometric Abstraction

Geometric Abstraction is an area of abstract art where the nonobjective compositions are comprised of geometric shapes and forms, including squares, cubes, rectangles, lines, circles, spheres, etc. that can be floating and not grounded or in highly structured and rigorous compositions. The roots of using geometric shapes and forms in artwork date back to ancient times and virtually every culture. However, in regards to the influence on modern and contemporary art, the art for

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David Eichholtz

Jan 8, 2019
3 min

Hard Edge Painting

Hard edge painting includes paintings in which individual colors have clear and distinct boundaries that separate the colors from one another. There is no physical blending of the colors, each color area is a single color. Hard edge painting can be observed in Geometric Abstraction, Op Art, Color Field painting and Post Painterly abstraction. Artists who practice hard edge painting: Richard Anuszkiewicz Ernst Benkert Mark Dagley Peter Demos Thomas Downing Gabriele Evertz Dean

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David Eichholtz

Dec 1, 2018
2 min

Pattern and Decoration Movement

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

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SYSTEMIC PATTERN PAINTING:
ARTISTS OF THE CRISS-CROSS COOPERATIVE

David Eichholtz

Aug 30, 2018
5 min

SYSTEMIC PATTERN PAINTING: ARTISTS OF THE CRISS-CROSS COOPERATIVE

SYSTEMIC PATTERN PAINTING: ARTISTS OF THE CRISS-CROSS COOPERATIVE Including Artworks by Artists: Charles DiJulio, Dean Fleming, Richard Kallweit, Gloria Klein, Marilyn Nelson, Clark Richert, Dee Shapiro, Robert Swain, George Woodman and Mario Yrisarry Featuring Original Writings from the Criss-Cross Art Communications September 9 - October 7, 2018 Opening Reception: Sunday September 9, 2018 1:00 - 6:00 PM Panel Discussion with Richard Kallweit, Marilyn Nelson

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Systemic Pattern Painting - Press Release

David Eichholtz

Aug 23, 2018
2 min

Systemic Pattern Painting - Press Release

Clark Richert, Dimension Variable Central Core of the Destiny, 2016, Acrylic on canvas, 70" x 70" Copyright © Clark Richert Click here to go to exhibition page SYSTEMIC PATTERN PAINTING: ARTISTS OF THE CRISS-CROSS COOPERATIVE Including Artworks by Artists: Charles DiJulio, Dean Fleming, Richard Kallweit, Gloria Klein, Marilyn Nelson, Clark Richert, Dee Shapiro, Robert Swain, George Woodman and Mario Yrisarry Featuring Original Writings from the Criss-Cross Art C

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PANEL DISCUSSION: ROBERT SWAIN, TRICIA BLOOM, AND DONALD KUSPIT. MODERATED BY MATTHEW DELEGET

David Eichholtz

May 30, 2018
1 min

PANEL DISCUSSION: ROBERT SWAIN, TRICIA BLOOM, AND DONALD KUSPIT. MODERATED BY MATTHEW DELEGET

#RobertSwain #DonaldKuspit #TriciaBloom #DavidRichardGallery #375HudsonStreet

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David Eichholtz

Dec 9, 2017
12 min

Robert Swain "Color: Theory and Affect"

Click here to view exhibition catalogue Radiant Energy: Robert Swain and the Phenomenology of Color “Before language there was experience and before experience there was the sensation of color.” — Robert Swain 1 “Color is the place where our brain and the universe meet.” — Cézanne, as quoted by Merleau-Ponty 2 Becoming Acquainted with Color Swain’s first exposure to the constant perceptual flow of color was as a young boy, living in Mercedes, Texas. At the end of the long sum

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David Eichholtz

Nov 20, 2017
1 min

Robert Swain, Color: Theory and Affect

Robert Swain Color: Theory and Affect Artist Reception: Saturday, December 9, 2017 from 1:00 – 7:00 On view through January 20, 2018 Robert Swain, a leading color theorist, exhibits at David Richard Gallery’s New York location, marking the first comprehensive survey of his work since the major 2010 retrospective at Hunter College. Spanning four decades of systemic approaches, Swain’s paintings elucidate the theoretical, perceptual, and sensual experience of color’s con

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John Yau

Aug 12, 2017
5 min

Slippery Geometry and Beguiling Color

Hyperallergic August 11, 2017 An exhibition of works by Gabriele Evertz and Sanford Wurmfeld demonstrates that color theory and painting can arrive at very different conclusions. Sanford Wurmfeld, “II – 18 + B/2 (YGY-VBV/Ys + Vt)” (2016), acrylic on canvas, 59 x 90 inches The Washington Color School, which was centered in the nation’s capital, included such artists as Morris Louis, Gene Davis, Kenneth Noland, Hilda Thorpe, and Paul Reed. In 1965, Gerald Nordland organized the

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Grid Paintings by Robert Swain from 1999-2006

David Eichholtz

May 24, 2017
2 min

Grid Paintings by Robert Swain from 1999-2006

ROBERT SWAIN Robert Swain has spent his entire career devising a unique system for organizing over two thousand colors and studying how humans interact with and feel color. His approach to color is less theoretical and more empirical as evidenced by his highly systematic approach to painting over the past four plus decades. Through his rigorous evaluations, Swain has gone beyond how we perceive the physical effects of color to how we experience the emotional and physiological

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"Park Place Gallery: Founders and Friends, Then and Now"

David Eichholtz

Mar 24, 2017
2 min

"Park Place Gallery: Founders and Friends, Then and Now"

Click here to view exhibition catalogue David Richard Gallery Presents a Survey of the Park Place Group Including Founding Members and Their Friends with Paintings and Drawings from the 1960s and Selections of Later Career Artworks from Each Artist The Park Place Gallery, initially located at 79 Park Place in lower Manhattan, became an important artist collective and exhibition venue for experimental art in New York in the 1960s. The founding members, many transplants from th

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A Moment In The Sun - The Influence of Park Place Gallery

Michael Abatemarco

Feb 17, 2017
6 min

A Moment In The Sun - The Influence of Park Place Gallery

Linda Fleming, Streak, 2016, Powder coated steel, 66" x 49" x 2" New York City's historic Tribeca neighborhood wasn't always the upscale residential area full of swanky bars and restaurants that it is today. From the mid-19th century on, the neighborhood was a center for the textile and cotton trade, but by the mid-20th century, the factories in this lower Manhattan district had all but closed. The area became an industrial wasteland, earning it the moniker Hell's Hundred Ac

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David Eichholtz

Feb 3, 2017
1 min

Park Place Gallery: Founders and Friends, Then and Now

Click here or the image above to view catalog #ParkPlaceGallery #DeanFleming #LindaFleming #PatsyKrebs #MarioYrisarry #LeoValledor #RobertSwain #RonnieLandfeld #EdRuda #NeilWilliams

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David Eichholtz

Jan 18, 2017
2 min

Park Place Gallery: Founders and Friends, Then and Now

Leo Valledor, Source, 1969-70, Acrylic and oil on canvas, 60" Park Place Gallery: Founders and Friends, Then and Now David Richard Gallery Presents a Survey of the Park Place Group Including Founding Members and Friends with Paintings and Drawings from the 1960s and Selections of Later Career Artworks from Each Artist, Opening February 3, 2017 Featuring: Dean Fleming, Linda Fleming, Patsy Krebs, Ronnie Landfield, Ed Ruda, Robert Swain, Leo Valledor, Neil Williams and Mari

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EVERYTHING OP IS NEW AGAIN: The Persistence and Recrudescence of Optical

David Eichholtz

Oct 11, 2015
5 min

EVERYTHING OP IS NEW AGAIN: The Persistence and Recrudescence of Optical

David Richard Gallery 2015 October 10 “Re-Op: ‘The Responsive Eye’ Fifty Years After”, currently on view at David Richard Gallery is the third in a series of presentations co-curated by Peter Frank, critic, curator and historian and David Eichholtz, gallerist, curator and historian that critically examines and reconsiders “The Responsive Eye”, the seminal exhibition organized by William C. Seitz at New York’s Museum of Modern Art in 1965. This particular installation explores

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Re-Op: ‘The Responsive Eye’ Fifty Years After

David Eichholtz

Sep 9, 2015
1 min

Re-Op: ‘The Responsive Eye’ Fifty Years After

Christian Haub, Float for Gilberto Perez, 2015, Cast acrylic sheet, 24" x 24" x 2.5" David Richard Gallery presents, An Exhibition of Contemporary Artworks Pushing Visual Perception’s Limits With New Materials and Approaches October 2 - November 21, 2015 Opening Reception: Friday, October 2nd 5:00-7:00 PM Gallery talk: Saturday, October 3rd 2:00-3:00 PM David Richard Gallery, LLC Railyard Arts District 544 South Guadalupe Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501 p 505-983-9555 |

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David Richard Gallery opens with a great crowd

David Eichholtz

May 26, 2012
1 min

David Richard Gallery opens with a great crowd

David Richard Gallery opened last night with a crowd of 300+. The gallery opening featured two inaugural exhibitions. The first, Color Affect, is a solo exhibition of paintings by Robert Swain in the atrium gallery. The second is a group exhibition, Seeing Red, presented in the perimeter gallery and mezzanine spaces that features the color red in a selection of artwork by guest and gallery artists including: Philip Baldwin & Monica Guggisberg, Laura de Santillana, Gabriele E

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David Eichholtz

May 11, 2012
1 min

Robert Swain "Color Affect"

Untitled, 6x7-5A 15 B3-Five, 2001, Acrylic on canvas, 72" x 84" ROBERT SWAIN Color Affect May 25 – June 23, 2012 Opening reception: Friday, May 25, 5:00-7:00 PM David Richard Gallery 544 South Guadalupe Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501 p 505-983-9555 | f 505-983-1284 www.DavidRichardGallery.com David Richard Gallery is pleased to present, Color Affect, the gallery’s first solo exhibition for painter Robert Swain and inaugural exhibition in its new gallery located in the S

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