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Mel Reese
"RV 154", contemporary abstract minimal painting in spray paint on canvas

2021

About the Item

Abstract minimal painting using a single color Prussian Blue Deep spray paint to discuss the relationship of matte v. glossy relationships with color and light. I am an observational artist inspired by formalism. Lines, shapes, colors, and textures are as central to my work as is the process of creating them. The interaction between artist and art-making, medium and canvas, color and light, line and form, and ultimately viewer and work are all central themes of my paintings. In this series I am interested in discussing the way light plays a central role in how we understand and read color. Only two physical colors are in play––the natural canvas and the monochromatic form––though we visualize three¬. The visual relationship between the gloss and matte finish of a single color is integral to these paintings. I begin each painting by considering the negative space, which I paint with liquid tape. Once sealed, a shape is revealed in the positive space of the canvas into which I spray a single color of water-based spray paint which yields a consistent, opaque, matte finish. Once dry, the negative space is once again considered and sealed with liquid tape, now within the color shape itself. This produces a smaller positive shape within the boundaries of the colored form. This time, a glossy varnish is sprayed into the delineated form––no color is added. Once the liquid tape is removed, a monochromatic form with a precise edge is revealed. The play between the glossy form and the surrounding matte form emphasizes the various ways that light is able to inform a single color.This painting is just one example of many highlighting my interest in using line as a way to explore shape and form, which you can see carries throughout all my work, just in different ways of exploration. I am the artist, Mel Reese. I received my B.S. from Skidmore College in 2013 and an MFA in Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in NYC in May 2017. I live and work in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. If you are local, come say hi! I'd love to host you for a studio visit and discuss more about my past and present work.
  • Creator:
    Mel Reese (1991, American)
  • Creation Year:
    2021
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 24 in (60.96 cm)Width: 18 in (45.72 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
  • Medium:
    Canvas,Spray Paint
  • Movement & Style:
    Minimalist
  • Period:
    2010-
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Brooklyn, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU165229048602
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