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
$825Sale Price|25% Off
H 27.56 in W 19.69 in
Technomeditation, 70x50 cm, acrylic on cardboard
By Tatiana Nega
Located in Yerevan, AM
Technomeditation, 70x50 cm, acrylic on cardboard The work is sold without a frame and mat
Acrylic, Cardboard
$500
H 16.54 in W 11.82 in
series "Non-standard configurations", 42x30 cm, acrylic on paper
By Tatiana Nega
Located in Yerevan, AM
series "Non-standard configurations", 42x30 cm, acrylic on paper The work is sold without a frame and mat
Paper, Acrylic
"Time Warp" Hand Embroidery with Colored Pencil on Paper
By Kelly Kozma
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This fabric work titled "Time Warp" is an original artwork by Kelly Kozma made of hand embroidery, colored pencil & acrylic paint on paper. The piece measures 15”h by 15”w framed...
Thread, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Color Pencil
$825Sale Price|25% Off
H 27.56 in W 19.69 in
Posthumanoids, 70x50 cm, acrylic on cardboard
By Tatiana Nega
Located in Yerevan, AM
Posthumanoids, 70x50 cm, acrylic on cardboard The work is sold without a frame and mat
Acrylic, Cardboard
series "Shells", 86x44 cm, acrylic on paper
By Tatiana Nega
Located in Yerevan, AM
series "Shells", 86x44 cm, acrylic on paper The work is sold without a frame and mat
Paper, Acrylic
$375Sale Price|25% Off
H 24.02 in W 18.9 in
series "Personal Contacts", 61 x 48 cm, acrylic on paper
By Tatiana Nega
Located in Yerevan, AM
series "Personal Contacts", 61 x 48 cm The work is sold without a frame and mat
Paper, Acrylic
$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
$375Sale Price|25% Off
H 24.02 in W 18.9 in
series "Personal Contacts", 61 x 48 cm, acrylic on paper
By Tatiana Nega
Located in Yerevan, AM
series "Personal Contacts", 61 x 48 cm The work is sold without a frame and mat
Paper, Acrylic
Black and White
By Arthur Pinajian
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
The artist Pinajian signed lower right with ink. it is ink on paper.
Archival Ink
$750
H 9 in W 12 in D 0.07 in
Magic Carpet Ride 4 - 9"x 12", Geometric Pattern, Black, White, Brown Artwork
By Andrea Stajan-Ferkul
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
This detailed artwork on paper puts emphasis on design and composition. A navajo inspired pattern is created using traditional design elements. The high contrasting, geometric patter...
Paper, Acrylic, Pencil, Color Pencil
series "Shells", 86x44 cm, acrylic on paper
By Tatiana Nega
Located in Yerevan, AM
series "Shells", 86x44 cm, acrylic on paper The work is sold without a frame and mat
Paper, Acrylic
$500
H 16.54 in W 11.82 in
series "Non-standard configurations", 42x30 cm, acrylic on paper
By Tatiana Nega
Located in Yerevan, AM
series "Non-standard configurations", 42x30 cm, acrylic on paper The work is sold without a frame and mat
Paper, Acrylic