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Joseph McAleer
River of Dreams: geometric abstract landscape painting w/ green water & blue sky

2015

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This is a contemporary geometric abstract landscape oil painting on canvas with green water and blue sky. It is reminiscent of the Modernist color field tradition of Mark Rothko.. It is signed on the back. All hanging hardware is attached, no need for additional framing. Every purchase comes with a free, hardcover copy of the beautiful illustrated new book, "Joseph McAleer: Sixty Years." "Joe McAleer's paintings engage us as participants in a complex perceptual game. Comprised of contrasting patterns of color, texture, and form, which fill the canvas from edge to edge, his restless abstractions elude a fleeting encounter. Rather, they absorb our attention with rhythmic structures and visual anomalies designed to stimulate and perplex our senses." - Joe Houston, Author "Optic Nerve, Perceptual Art of the 1960s"; Curator, Hallmark Art Collection McAleer is an artist and lifelong educator based in NJ. He earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Rowan University, and has exhibited his work up and down the east coast, including solo exhibitions at Bridgette Mayer Gallery and Locks Gallery in Philadelphia, PA.
  • Creator:
    Joseph McAleer (1944, American)
  • Creation Year:
    2015
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 48 in (121.92 cm)Width: 48 in (121.92 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Bryn Mawr, PA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU141627922612
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