American artist James Siena is celebrated for his inimitable process of creating intricate abstractions, driven by a practice of self-imposed rules termed visual algorithms.
Siena preemptively determines his marks and actions and repeats them procedurally as his works result in intensely concentrated, vibrantly colored, freehand compositions. His oeuvre often references diagrams, complex puzzles, labyrinths, and mapping, resulting in inward meditations that actively engage traditions of pattern and mark-making in an ongoing exploration of scale, materiality, and interaction of color.
Maneuvering across a diverse range of mediums, including painting, sculpture, drawing, lithography, etching and woodcuts, Siena’s work has placed him firmly within the canon of contemporary American art. For more than four decades, Siena’s rule-based linear abstractions have been strongly associated with the machine / human interface.
“The way the paintings act as machines,” the artist has pointed out, “is you have to find your way into them and find your way out of them.”
Born in Oceanside, California, in 1957, Siena lives and works in New York, NY, and Otis, MA.
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(Biography provided by Miles McEnery Gallery)
$7,000
James Siena - Bracket Drawing, colored pencil, signed twice + provenance, Framed
By James Siena
Located in New York, NY
Original color pencil on paper drawing Hand signed twice: Pencil signed, titled and dated on the back of sheet Also, pencil signed, titled and dated on the attached back board Proven...
Color Pencil
$2,800
"Shifted Lattice" by James Siena (Geometric, Aqua, Green, Abstract, Line, Design
By James Siena
Located in New York, NY
A screen print in fourteen colors titled, Shifted Lattice, inspired from an enamel painting of the same name, which was created a year earlier, in 2005. The total edition size is 118...
Screen
$4,500
James Siena -T-nail ink drawing, unique geometric abstraction hand signed Framed
By James Siena
Located in New York, NY
James Siena Untitled t-nail drawing (reference: two against two), 1999 Graphite on paper Pencil signed, titled, annotated and dated on the reverse of the sheet (see photos) also penc...
Pencil, Graphite
$1,000
James Siena at PACE poster Hand signed by James Siena complex linear abstraction
By James Siena
Located in New York, NY
James Siena at PACE Gallery, 2019 Offset lithograph exhibition invitation (Hand signed by James Siena) 19 1/2 × 14 1/2 inches Unframed This exquisite fold...
Offset, Graphite, Pencil, Lithograph
James Siena, geometric abstraction, Christmas print, signed/N, 8/54 Framed
By James Siena
Located in New York, NY
James Siena Untitled geometric abstraction (The Christmas Print), 2006 3-Color etching on paper with deckled edges Signed, dated and numbered 8/54 in graphite pencil on the front Fra...
Etching
$1,500
James Siena - "This is for Nadine" hand signed unique drawing in exhibition book
By James Siena
Located in New York, NY
James Siena "This is for Nadine", signed drawing, 2005 Original drawing done in black marker, bound in the title page of softcover PACE Gallery catalogue with stiff wraps hand signe...
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Felt Pen, Lithograph, Offset
Double Recursive Combs, Boustrophedonic
By James Siena
Located in Houston, TX
James Siena Double Recursive Combs, Boustrophedonic, 2005 Silk-screen Artist's proof 7/12, aside from the edition of 75 21 x 28 inches Framed
Screen
$840Sale Price|43% Off
H 24.2 in W 23.8 in D 1 in
Concrete Geometric Abstract Composition with Blue (~44% OFF LIST PRICE)
By Gottfried Honegger
Located in Kansas City, MO
Gottfried Honegger Concrete Geometric Abstract Composition with Blue 3D-construction, Screenprint on Hahnemuhle Velvet 2015 Size: 20.9 × 21.1 on 24.2 × 23.8 inches Edition: E.A. of 5...
Archival Paper, Screen
$800Sale Price|33% Off
H 24.63 in W 42.38 in
Grove #1 /// Abstract Geometric Colorful Jay Rosenbulm New York Screenprint Art
By Jay Rosenblum
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jay Rosenblum (Americam, 1933-1989) Title: "Grove #1" *Signed by Rosenblum in pencil lower right Year: 1979 Medium: Original Screenprint on white Stonehenge paper Limited edi...
Screen
Generations 8
By Robyn Denny
Located in London, GB
Etching with aquatint on watercolour wash on paper 53 x 71 cms (21 x 28 ins) Edition of 35, Set of 24 Signed, dated, and numbered 3/35 Published by Bernard Jacobson Ltd., London Prin...
Color, Etching, Aquatint
Futuristica 3 (Limited Edition Print)
By Mauro Oliveira
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
This Futuristica skyline series by Mauro Oliveira has been a bestseller for the past 10 years. All pieces of the series are one of a kind, representing well known cities such as New...
Giclée
$2,386
H 29.93 in W 22.84 in
Untitled from "Kinderstern" - Max Bill, Hard Edge, Color Field, Bright Colors
By Max Bill
Located in Köln, DE
Screenprint by Max Bill. From the portfolio "Kinderstern". No Title, 1989 76 x 58 cm Copy 61/100 Edition of 100 (approx.)
Screen
$3,000
H 22 in W 22 in
Homage to the Square - P2, F14, I1 - Geometric Screenprint by Josef Albers
By Josef Albers
Located in Long Island City, NY
"Homage to the Square - Portfolio 2, Folder 14, Image 1" from the portfolio “Formulation: Articulation” created by Josef Albers in 1972. This monumental series consists of 127 origin...
Screen
$723
H 65 in W 50 in D 0.2 in
Colorful painting on paper, Unique piece, Abstract Expressionist
Located in Carballo, ES
TUSET (1997, A Coruña, España) Mixed media painting on paper Ready to frame One-of-a-kind Signed on back Includes certificate of authenticity 2021 65 x 50 cm. It belongs to the ser...
Paper, Oil Crayon, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pencil
$3,000
H 22 in W 22 in
Homage to the Square - P2, F13, I1, Josef Albers Silkscreen 1972
By Josef Albers
Located in Long Island City, NY
"Homage to the Square - Portfolio 2, Folder 13, Image 1 " from the portfolio “Formulation: Articulation” created by Josef Albers in 1972. This monumental series consists of 127 origi...
Screen
$541Sale Price|25% Off
H 9.06 in W 9.06 in D 0.08 in
Abstract Composition - Screen Print by Agostino Bonalumi - 1973
By Agostino Bonalumi
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is an artwork realized by Agostino Bonalumi, 1973. Silkscreen on paper. Edition of 600. cm 23x23. Good conditions
Screen
$3,000
H 22 in W 22 in
Homage to the Square - P2, F19, I2 - Geometric Screenprint by Josef Albers
By Josef Albers
Located in Long Island City, NY
"Homage to the Square - P2, F19, I2 " from the portfolio “Formulation: Articulation” created by Josef Albers in 1972. This monumental series consists of 127 original screenprints tha...
Screen
$800
H 22 in W 30 in
Nine Units on Mint, Abstract Geometric Screenprint by Kyohei Inukai
By Kyohei Inukai
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Kyohei Inukai Title: Nine Units on Mint Year: 1978 Medium: Screenprint, Signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP 30 Size: 22 x 30 inches
Screen
$12,000
H 79.38 in W 34 in
Yankee Doodle /// Gene Davis Abstract Geometric Huge Screenprint Colorful Modern
By Gene Davis
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Gene Davis (American, 1920-1985) Title: "Yankee Doodle" *Signed and numbered by Davis in pencil lower right Year: 1972 Medium: Original Screenprint on wove paper, laid down t...
Canvas, Screen
Sold
H 37 in W 27.5 in
James Siena-Shifted Lattice-37" x 27.5"-Serigraph-2006-Abstract-Green
By James Siena
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Shifted Lattice" is a 14 color silkscreen printed on Reeves textured Rag. The print is from an edition of 118 plus 18 artist proofs. Signed and numbered in pencil.
Screen
Untitled (0 through 9, Ascending, Descending, Concentrically)
By James Siena
Located in Houston, TX
James Siena Untitled (0 through 9, Ascending, Descending, Concentrically), 2013 Ink on paper 11 x 8 1/2
The Woods
By James Siena
Located in Houston, TX
Sold
H 36 in W 28.5 in
'Shifted Lattice' Limited Edition Print by James Siena (green and blue pattern)
By James Siena
Located in New York, NY
This is a fourteen (14) color screen print on Reeves textured rag paper, hand signed and numbered in graphite from an edition of 118. There are an additional 18 Artist Proofs. The pr...
Screen