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Richard SabaHigher Ground2007
2007
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Richard Saba, the American abstract painter, is best known for works that relate to Lyrical Abstraction and Abstract Expressionism. He is renowned for his colorful palette, appearing vastly open yet concise and analytically conceived.
The artist’s abstract works juxtapose geometric forms with organic splashes, much like celestial bodies seen through the Hubble Telescope. His use of light, color and non-objective shapes shift through the canvas in a mysterious labyrinth of depth. The subtle color tones and range of Saba’s paint handling give his work its distinctive character. Each canvas is an event, caught at the optimal moment creating spectacular unpredictable compositions.
Saba received his MFA from the University of Washington and attended the prestigious Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture. His works have been exhibited at the Whitney Museum of American Art and the National Academy of Design Museum in New York and can be found in many collections including The Ft. Lauderdale Museum of Art. Saba has also been the recipient a Ford Foundation and a Pollock/Krasner Grant.
- Creator:Richard Saba (1946, American)
- Creation Year:2007
- Dimensions:Height: 36 in (91.44 cm)Width: 72 in (182.88 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Boca Raton, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU135428141582
Richard Saba
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1946 Education: Minneapolis College of Art & Design, B.F.A. 1968 Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture, 1967
University of Washington, M.F.A. 1970 Awards: 2015 Basil Alkazzi Award for Excellence
2003/2013 Pollock/Krasner Foundation Grant
1969 University of Washington Research Grant
1967 Skowhegan School Scholarship
1965 Ford Foundation Grant Eric Gibson, the contributing editor of Studio International, writes: Richard Saba's work is rooted in the expressionist aesthetic, in particular that of Abstract Expressionism. His particular idiom consists of gesture painting in which vibrant but nuanced color plays a prominent role, the whole ordered by a vestigial Cubist structure. What sets his paintings apart from expressionism new and old is his effort to make his abstract language speak to broader issues about life and human values. That he succeeds is evident in the emotional scope of his work. It runs from broad and confident to restrained and introverted, and is possessed of a range and suppleness rare in contemporary painting. Such is his success at invoking more than simply the conditions of painting that are moments when one feels he has come as close to narrative art as abstraction can. Richard Saba earned his M.F.A. degree from the University of Washington after receiving his B.F.A. at Minneapolis College of Art and Design. His work is in public and corporate collections such as the Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, IBM Corporation, and EF Hutton. He has been featured in one-person and group exhibitions across the United States throughout the last 30 years.
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