William Quigley

Untitled

1990

Provenance: Marlborough Gallery David McKee, Inc. Manny Silverman Gallery Private collection, Los Angeles

Provenance: Galerie Eigen + Art, Berlin

Cy Twombly Poster Study for “Nine Discourses on Commodus by Cy Twombly at Leo Castelli” Pencil and colored pencil on paper 27 5/8 x 19 ¾ inches ...

Provenance: Fabien Fryns FIne Art Van De Weghe Fine Art

Alexander Charriol Lost Forrest, 2009 Pastel on canvas 62 x 79 inches

Ross Bleckner My Sister’s Brain, 2013 Oil on linen 72 x 84 inches

The discipline of creating a drawing each day is a process, like a written diary, to clear the mind, to declutter thoughts, and to observe patterns. It is a method that allows the mind a freedom to wander and drift. A visual journal becomes a safe space for personal reflection–a self-awareness fueled by the opportunity for contemplation and immersion. The painted surface for the drawings was created by dividing five large paintings into 40 separate pieces. I chose five paintings from my Perspective Series (1993-94), which relied on day-to-day imagery that narrated a story about shifting time and how time anchors our day. The brush strokes of Perspectives are fluid, with muted colors – moving from deep blacks to taupe whites. Dividing these pieces was a means for me to rethink ideas and recurring images in my older work. The very thin gold leaf applied to each piece has a wonderful amber tone. This gold leaf is from Myanmar, where it is used as decoration for Buddha or for the dome of a temple or monastery. In the drawings, the gold element relates to the sense of infinity – like the sky in an enclosed courtyard. An architectural element is a critical component in my studio work that I wanted to carry over into these pieces. I envisioned a courtyard–a safe space that opens up to the sky. Unfolding circles define the beginnings of an open interior space. The process felt open-ended. It was an opportunity to get lost in thought and to give me an opportunity to reflect, muse and declutter my thinking. Then repeat. 40 days...

30X21.25 without the frame. Mixed Media painting and drawing on paper. Lawrence Kupferman had a long and illustrious career as an artist and educator. His work has been exhibited at ...

Mito 2015 Collage e acrilico su carta CM 70x50 Con la mano e con fuoco, sul metallo. Con la mano e col pensiero sulla carta. Il disegno è inscindibile dalla scultura e non può esse...

3 Sculture 2012 Acrilico e grafite su carta CM 70x50 Con la mano e con fuoco, sul metallo. Con la mano e col pensiero sulla carta. Il disegno è inscindibile dalla scultura e non ...

Mixed media on paper, framed 20 x 30 cm - 30 x 40 cm with white mat passe-partout Unique copy Signed on the front

Mixed media on paper, framed 15 x 20 cm - 24 x 30 cm with white mat passe-partout Unique copy Signed on the front