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Ralph Humphrey

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Ralph Humphrey 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.

Pages: 71

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Gary Snyder Gallery

Release: March 31, 2013

ISBN: 0982974760

ISBN 13: 9780982974766

Ralph Humphrey

0/5 ( ratings)

Ralph Humphrey 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.

Pages: 71

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Gary Snyder Gallery

Release: March 31, 2013

ISBN: 0982974760

ISBN 13: 9780982974766

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