Any hints
of illusionistic depth are subtly denied by flat areas of color, placing the pictorial just out of reach.
Martin Weinstein (NYC) creates paintings on 3 - 5 sheets of plexiglass layered together to form an image
of illusionistic depth; he interprets this special theatre by depicting the same scene multiple times, and by inserting discontinuous elements... a reminder of the tenuous nature of reality itself.
Rauschenberg's abandonment
of illusionistic depth effects — whether of conventional representational art or of the abstract expressionists» vast, immeasurable spaces — seems to come in part from an attachment to the physical realities of this world rather than to the less tangible possibilities of an inner vision.
Not exact matches
Various facets
of his more recent white - primed rhomboids and diamonds are painted behind, or in front, in bright, saturated hues creating a fascinating play between literal and
illusionistic depth.
Various facets
of his new white - primed rhomboids and diamonds are painted behind, or in front, in bright, saturated hues creating a fascinating play between literal and
illusionistic depth.
The image is built from precisely balanced muted colours and glossy details against a background
of pure red to give an
illusionistic depth that is both vertiginous and seductive.
Working in stainless steel, glass, copper, stone or paint on plaster, he employs subtle
illusionistic devices, instigating a play
of depth that remains consistent from piece to piece.
Here, however, each layer
of paint is applied from the far edges
of the canvas working inward toward the center, thus resulting in an
illusionistic depth, the lighter tones
of the composition acting as a framing device.
In place
of flatness, they suggest
illusionistic depth.
The optically titillating large - scale paintings are made by applying layers
of acrylic paint to a canvas in a pre-determined order, resulting in heavily - built surfaces that take on
illusionistic depth as the tone scale varies.
I do not wish to imply that their paintings appear similar, only that they participate in their alma mater's particular attention to the play
of surface and
illusionistic depth, and that their penumbrae lead back among the lotus eaters to Van Winkle's realm
of nod.
Ferguson's paintings are comprised
of built - up troweled layers
of plaster with uneven surfaces, repeated patterns and
illusionistic depth that suggest something representational yet actually derived from geometric variations created on her computer.
The juxtaposition
of the planes against the pale ground and muted bands imply
depth but are not
illusionistic.
Avoiding
illusionistic concerns such as
depth or perspective, Moyer queers the color field, lending texture, seduction, and idiosyncrasy to the immateriality
of plain sight.
This has sort
of changed the perspective direction
of a lot
of post-analog painting, because whereas before, figurative painting functioned as a «window,» a recessive space with the illusion
of depth, now there is a push towards
illusionistic projection and forward movement.
His abstract and figurative work alike is devoted to the delicate balance between surface modulation and
illusionistic depth, between the establishment
of structure and its dissolution in light and space.