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.
Find original James Siena art on 1stDibs.
(Biography provided by Miles McEnery Gallery)
$8,800
James Siena – 4.10.89 - Study for three paintings Signed ink & graphite drawing
By James Siena
Located in New York, NY
James Siena – 4.10.89 - (Studies for three paintings) Graphite and ink drawing on paper Signed and dated in graphite pencil on the front This marvelous original study features three ...
Ink, Graphite
$7,500
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
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
$750Sale Price|37% 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
$3,000
H 17.07 in W 17 in
Variant I /// Josef Albers Abstract Geometric Screenprint Minimalism Bauhaus Art
By Josef Albers
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Josef Albers (German-American, 1888-1976) Title: "Variant I" Portfolio: Ten Variants *Unsigned edition Year: 1967 Medium: Original Screenprint on Rives BFK paper Limited edit...
Screen
$2,000Sale Price|28% Off
H 26.44 in W 28.57 in
MMA-3 Variant /// Josef Albers Abstract Geometric Screenprint Color Field Theory
By Josef Albers
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Josef Albers (German-American, 1888-1976) Title: "MMA-3 Variant" Series: MMA (Metropolitan Museum of Art) *Unsigned edition Year...
Screen
$22,000
H 21.69 in W 21.69 in
EK Ib /// Josef Albers Orange Screenprint Homage to the Square Abstract Bauhaus
By Josef Albers
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Josef Albers (German-American, 1888-1976) Title: "EK Ib" Portfolio: Homage to the Square: Edition Keller Ia-Ik *Monogram signed and dated by Albers in pencil lower right Year...
Screen
$22,000
H 32.25 in W 28.19 in
Orange Meander /// Anni Albers Bauhaus Abstract Geometric Female Artist Screen
By Anni Albers
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Anni Albers (German-American, 1899-1994) Title: "Orange Meander" Portfolio: Meander *Signed and dated by Albers in pencil lower right Year: 1970 Medium: Original Screenprint ...
Screen
$825Sale Price|25% Off
H 27.56 in W 19.69 in
series "Shells", 70x50 cm, acrylic on cardboard
By Tatiana Nega
Located in Yerevan, AM
series "Shells", 70x50 cm, acrylic on cardboard The work is sold without a frame and mat
Acrylic, Cardboard
$2,353
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
$155Sale Price|50% Off
H 10 in W 7.325 in
Untitled Composition (British Modernism, Geometric, Abstract, 50% OFF - MUST GO)
By Jim Bird
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jim Bird Untitled Composition from "Ediciones Poligrafa, Barcelona at Redfern Gallery, London" Original Color Lithograph Year: 1979 Size: 10 x 7.325 inches (25.4 × 18.61 cm) Edition:...
Lithograph
$1,920Sale Price|20% Off
H 37 in W 27.5 in
"Untitled" by Joel Shapiro (Red, Black, Abstract, Geometric, Expressionist)
By Joel Shapiro
Located in New York, NY
This screenprint has vibrant red and black tones on wove paper Created in 2006, It is hand signed in pencil and numbered from the edition of 118. 32 by 24 3/8 inches (image), 36 3/4 ...
Screen
$28,000
H 31.19 in W 28.19 in
Red Meander I /// Anni Albers Bauhaus Abstract Geometric Female Artist Screen
By Anni Albers
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Anni Albers (German-American, 1899-1994) Title: "Red Meander I" Portfolio: Meander *Signed and dated by Albers in pencil lower right Year: 1969-1970 Medium: Original Screenpr...
Screen
Caroni
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Color screenprint, color pencil on heavy white wove paper, 1971. 840x595 mm; 33 1/4×23 1/2 inches (sheet), full margins. Signed and numbered 47/175 in pencil, lower margin. Publishe...
Color Pencil, Screen
$424Sale Price|45% Off
H 14.9 in W 10.75 in
Untitled Composition - De Luxe Edition (British Modernism, Geometric, ~45% OFF)
By Jim Bird
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jim Bird Untitled Composition - De Luxe Edition from "Ediciones Poligrafa, Barcelona at Redfern Gallery, London" Original Color Lithograph on Fine Paper with Deckled Edges Year: 1979...
Lithograph
Sold
H 16.75 in W 14.5 in D 1.25 in
James Siena - geometric abstraction Christmas print signed/N etching 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
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