
Ralph Humphrey
Gary Snyder Gallery (Publisher)
Published on 31. March 2013
Book
Hardback
72 pages
978-0-9829747-6-6 (ISBN)
Description
Ralph Humphrey (1932-1990) was one of the foremost exponents of postminimalist painting in 1960s New York. As much a sculptor as a painter, Humphrey created surfaces of almost absurd tactility using casein and modeling paste: thick slabs of knobby, brightly hued pigment, arranged in fat lozenges, grids or squares. These works loom out at the viewer with both gravity and humor, insisting on a measured encounter; as the artist wrote in a journal entry, "Space coming forward is more of a confronting, more like an experience, but an experience that calls attention to its own time ... I find that when the painting starts coming back at me I know I'm going to get to the observer." This volume provides a detailed view of Humphrey's work from 1973 to 1984, along with critical reflections on his process and his reputation.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Illustrations, color; Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 259 mm
Width: 224 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
590 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-9829747-6-6 (9780982974766)
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