Brian Gross Fine Art is exhibiting a new series from Ruth Pastine.
There are six canvases in the show; three blue and three red.
Her canvases have a very deep bevel and project from the wall
four or five inches. This causes the color planes to appear to float off of the wall.
The blue series has subtle vertical gradients with a range of blue intensities.
All of the paintings optically vibrate - especially the largest in
the series, Blue Orange (Violet Blue Deep), 60" x 60".
Blue Orange (Blue Deep)
Oil on canvas, 2014
48" x 48"
(Photo from Brian Gross Fine Art)
Blue Orange (Blue Violet)
Oil on canvas, 2014
48" x 48"
(Photo from Brian Gross Fine Art)
Blue Orange (Violet Blue Deep)
Oil on canvas, 2014
60" x 60"
(Photo from Brian Gross Fine Art)
The red series is quite intense and almost electric under the
gallery lights. Subtle gradients of color are again at play with the bands
of violet fading off into infinity.
Red Green (Magenta Violet)
Oil on canvas, 2014
48" x 48"
(Photo from Brian Gross Fine Art)
Red Green (Red Magenta)
Oil on canvas, 2014
48" x 48"
(Photo from Brian Gross Fine Art)
Red Green (Red Magenta)
Oil on canvas, 2014
60" x 32"
(Photo from Brian Gross Fine Art)
