Julian Stanczak
Rows
1970

Name: Rows
Brand: Julian Stanczak
Price: 39100 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Rows, 1970, by Julian Stanczak (1928-2017) Acrylic on canvas 27 ¼ x 27 ¼ inches unframed (69.215 x 69.215 cm) 28 ½ x 28 ½ inches framed (72.39 x 72.39 cm) Signed on reverse Dated and inscribed (Rows) on reverse on the stretcher Provenance: Martha Jackson Gallery New York Private Collection Purchased in 1971 by estate Description: Julian Stanczak is one of the key founders of Op Art, an artistic movement that was most prominent in the 1960s. Stanczak quickly became renowned as an Op artist after exhibiting at the Martha Jackson Gallery and MOMA for his involvement with this movement. The artist studied at the Cleveland Institute of Art and at Yale University before becoming a teacher at the former. In his work, Stanczak uses gridlike patterns and geometrical compositions to simulate a sense of movement through a particular arrangement of shapes and lines. His innovation was heavily influenced by Abstract Expressionism. In the acrylic painting "Rows," the most important element for Stanczak is color. With just three tones-- a bright orange, a lively green, and a blue-- the artist is able to simulate variation by juxtaposing varying line weights. The strips of orange, for example, in becoming thinner as they descend down each of the rows, create the illusion of a purple when they mix with the blue background. This painting is, therefore, a distinct meditation on the overlaps between rigidity, color, and expression, a transformation of the practices of other color-interested artists like Mark Rothko. While lacking the expression of artists like Rothko, the geometry of Stanczak's "Rows" still gives way to variation and interest.

Creator:

Julian Stanczak (1928, American)

Creation Year:

1970

Dimensions:

Height: 27.25 in (69.22 cm)Width: 27.25 in (69.22 cm)

Medium:

Acrylic

Movement & Style:

Op Art

Period:

Late 20th Century