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James Siena Art

American, b. 1957

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)

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James Siena - Bracket Drawing, colored pencil, signed twice + provenance, Framed
James Siena - Bracket Drawing, colored pencil, signed twice + provenance, Framed

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...

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Early 2000s Abstract James Siena Art

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"Shifted Lattice" by James Siena (Geometric, Aqua, Green, Abstract, Line, Design
"Shifted Lattice" by James Siena (Geometric, Aqua, Green, Abstract, Line, Design

"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...

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James Siena -T-nail ink drawing, unique geometric abstraction hand signed Framed

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...

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1990s Abstract Geometric James Siena Art

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James Siena, geometric abstraction, Christmas print, signed/N, 8/54 Framed
James Siena, geometric abstraction, Christmas print, signed/N, 8/54 Framed

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...

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James Siena - "This is for Nadine" hand signed unique drawing in exhibition book
James Siena - "This is for Nadine" hand signed unique drawing in exhibition book

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...

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Double Recursive Combs, Boustrophedonic

Double Recursive Combs, Boustrophedonic

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