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Joseph McAleer Art

American, b. 1944
McAleer is an artist and lifelong educator based in NJ. He earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Rowan University, and has exhibited his work up and down the east coast, including major solo exhibitions at Bridgette Mayer Gallery and Locks Gallery in Philadelphia, PA. "All my work originates from my personal experience of life, my worldview. I am continually challenged by the infinite, creative possibilities that exist within the flat, 2D picture plane. The work I have done for the last several years involves what I call “erasing.” Using mostly an opaque, layering process, I “erase” large passages of previously created forms. Repeating this process of layering several times offers many open-ended possibilities of discovery. Curved edge orientation and layering techniques are also integral to my invented non-objective work. By using this continuous, natural (organic) process, I rely on instinct and intuition to move the work forward. Complex, layered shapes, a soft palette, nuances of line, subtle textures, shape and background are all brought into relationship with each other." – Joseph McAleer
(Biography provided by Susanna Gold Gallery)
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Inclusion: contemporary painting w/ abstract cloud formations & geometric shapes
By Joseph McAleer
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is an acrylic on canvas painting depicting abstract geometric shapes and cloud formations with heavy surface texture (brushwork). It is signed on the back. Edges are neatly fini...
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2010s Abstract Joseph McAleer Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

A Night to Remember: abstract landscape w/ sea/ocean & stars at night w/ blues
By Joseph McAleer
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is an acrylic on canvas painting depicting an abstract landscape with ocean / sea with stars at night in a range of blues. It is signed on the front and back. Edges are neatly finished and painted, so there is no need for additional framing. Every purchase comes with a free, hardcover copy of the beautiful illustrated new book, "Joseph McAleer: Sixty Years." "Joe McAleer...
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2010s Abstract Joseph McAleer Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Fauve Flamingos: birds in landscape w/ blue water, pink mountains, palm trees
By Joseph McAleer
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"Fauve Flamingos" is an acrylic on canvas painting depicting birds in a bright, whimsical Fauvist landscape reminiscent of the post-impressionist Henri Matisse. It is signed on the back. Edges are neatly finished and painted, so there is no need for additional framing. Every purchase comes with a free, hardcover copy of the beautiful illustrated new book, "Joseph McAleer: Sixty Years." "Joe McAleer's paintings engage us as participants in a complex perceptual game. Comprised of contrasting patterns of color, texture, and form, which fill the canvas from edge to edge, his restless abstractions elude a fleeting encounter. Rather, they absorb our attention with rhythmic structures and visual anomalies designed to stimulate and perplex our senses. McAleer's kaleidoscopic abstractions have their basis in the humble Modernist's grid,......" - Joe Houston, Author "Optic Nerve, Perceptual Art of the 1960s"; Curator, Hallmark Art Collection. McAleer is an artist and lifelong educator based in NJ. He earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Rowan University, and has exhibited his work up and down the east coast, including major solo exhibitions at Bridgette Mayer Gallery and Locks Gallery...
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2010s Abstract Joseph McAleer Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Monument: contemporary abstract painting in yellow, green, pink & white pastels
By Joseph McAleer
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a modernist, abstract acrylic on canvas painting, predominantly yellow, green, pink & white pastel colors with gestural abstract expressionist brushwork. It is signed on front. All hanging hardware attached, no need for additional framing. Every purchase comes with a free, hardcover copy of the beautiful illustrated new book, "Joseph McAleer...
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2010s Abstract Joseph McAleer Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

River of Dreams: geometric abstract landscape painting w/ green water & blue sky
By Joseph McAleer
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a contemporary geometric abstract landscape oil painting on canvas with green water and blue sky. It is reminiscent of the Modernist color field tradition of Mark Rothko.. It is signed on the back. All hanging hardware is attached, no need for additional framing. Every purchase comes with a free, hardcover copy of the beautiful illustrated new book, "Joseph McAleer...
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2010s Abstract Joseph McAleer Art

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Canvas, Oil

Odysseus' Muse: contemporary abstract oil on canvas painting w/ two figures
By Joseph McAleer
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a two-panel oil on canvas abstract painting with two figures of mythological lovers. It is signed on the front. Includes hanging hardware, so there is no need for additional framing. Both panels ship in a single box 46" x 34". Every purchase comes with a free, hardcover copy of the beautiful illustrated new book, "Joseph McAleer: Sixty Years." **Please contact me with zip code for precise shipping quote and timeline. I will work to get you the best shipping price available. "Joe McAleer's paintings engage us as participants in a complex perceptual game. Comprised of contrasting patterns of color, texture, and form, which fill the canvas from edge to edge, his restless abstractions elude a fleeting encounter. Rather, they absorb our attention with rhythmic structures and visual anomalies designed to stimulate and perplex our senses. McAleer's kaleidoscopic abstractions have their basis in the humble Modernist's grid,......" - Joe Houston, Author "Optic Nerve, Perceptual Art of the 1960s"; Curator, Hallmark Art Collection. McAleer is an artist and lifelong educator based in NJ. He earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Rowan University, and has exhibited his work up and down the east coast, including major solo exhibitions at Bridgette Mayer Gallery and Locks Gallery...
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2010s Abstract Joseph McAleer Art

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Oil, Canvas

Galaxy: contemporary canvas painting w/ imagery of stars, sun, universe & space
By Joseph McAleer
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"Galaxy" is an acrylic on canvas painting with textured brushwork depicting stars and space in the universe. It is signed on the back. Edges are neatly finished and painted black, so there is no need for additional framing. Every purchase comes with a free, hardcover copy of the beautiful illustrated new book, "Joseph McAleer: Sixty Years." "Joe McAleer's paintings engage us as participants in a complex perceptual game. Comprised of contrasting patterns of color, texture, and form, which fill the canvas from edge to edge, his restless abstractions elude a fleeting encounter. Rather, they absorb our attention with rhythmic structures and visual anomalies designed to stimulate and perplex our senses. McAleer's kaleidoscopic abstractions have their basis in the humble Modernist's grid,......" - Joe Houston, Author "Optic Nerve, Perceptual Art of the 1960s"; Curator, Hallmark Art Collection. McAleer is an artist and lifelong educator based in NJ. He earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Rowan University, and has exhibited his work up and down the east coast, including major solo exhibitions at Bridgette Mayer Gallery and Locks Gallery...
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2010s Abstract Joseph McAleer Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Elegance: contemporary geometric abstract painting w/ leaves -green, white, gray
By Joseph McAleer
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a heavily textured, contemporary geometric abstract acrylic on canvas painting in whites, green, and grays including imagery of leaves and nature. It is signed on the back. All hanging hardware included, no additional framing needed. Every purchase comes with a free, hardcover copy of the beautiful illustrated new book, "Joseph McAleer: Sixty Years." "Joe McAleer...
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2010s Abstract Joseph McAleer Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

In Search of Icarus: mythology painting w/ pink, violet birds & blue sky
By Joseph McAleer
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a contemporary abstract acrylic on canvas painting, predominantly blue with pink and purple birds and figures of the mythological Icarus silhouetted against the sky. It is signed, titled, and dated on the back. All hanging hardware included, no additional framing needed. Every purchase comes with a free, hardcover copy of the beautiful illustrated new book, "Joseph McAleer...
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2010s Abstract Joseph McAleer Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

The Gift: abstract impressionist color field painting on canvas in pink & gold
By Joseph McAleer
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a contemporary abstract acrylic painting on canvas that recalls the modernist color field tradition of Mark Rothko. It is heavily textured with dominant gold, yellow, pink, white and green accents. It is signed and dated on the back. All hanging hardware is attached, no additional framing necessary. Every purchase comes with a free, hardcover copy of the beautiful illustrated new book, "Joseph McAleer...
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2010s Abstract Joseph McAleer Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Parallel Universes: large contemporary abstract painting w/ gray, white & pink
By Joseph McAleer
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a contemporary abstract acrylic on canvas painting, predominantly gray, pink and white with gestural abstract expressionist brushwork. It is signed, titled, and dated on the back. All hanging hardware included, no additional framing needed. Every purchase comes with a free, hardcover copy of the beautiful illustrated new book, "Joseph McAleer: Sixty Years." "Joe McAleer...
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2010s Abstract Joseph McAleer Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Sky Pilot: contemporary mid-century modern style abstract painting in gold
By Joseph McAleer
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a contemporary mid-century modern style abstract acrylic painting on canvas framed in a brushed platinum painted wood frame with a narrow black reveal. It is heavily textured with dominant gold, yellow, pink, and green accents. It is signed lower right. Every purchase comes with a free, hardcover copy of the beautiful illustrated new book, "Joseph McAleer: Sixty Years." "Joe McAleer...
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2010s Abstract Joseph McAleer Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Optic Diamond IV - contemporary abstract mixed media painting w/ geometric cubes
By Joseph McAleer
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"Optic Diamond IV" is a geometric abstract acrylic on canvas painting with mixed media elements. It is a square 36" x 36" canvas that hangs on the diagonal to measure 52" x 52 x 2". ...
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Early 2000s Abstract Joseph McAleer Art

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Canvas, Acrylic, Mixed Media

Wimbledon: contemporary abstract impressionist painting w/ blue, green, purple
By Joseph McAleer
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a contemporary abstract acrylic on canvas painting, predominantly blue, green, and violet, with with black and blue lines. It has gestural abstract expressionist in style, an...
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2010s Abstract Joseph McAleer Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Breakthrough: surrealism abstract landscape acrylic painting in blue & orange
By Joseph McAleer
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"Breakthrough" is an abstract acrylic on canvas painting, in varying shades of blue, orange, green, with red accents in the surrealism tradition of Salvador Dali. Landscape elements ...
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1970s Abstract Joseph McAleer Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Sommelier: abstract expressionism painting on canvas in "very peri", blue & pink
By Joseph McAleer
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a jazz-inspired, contemporary abstract expressionist acrylic on canvas painting , predominantly light blue with shades of light blue, lilac, Pantone's Color-of-the Year "very peri...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Joseph McAleer Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

River of Dreams II: abstract landscape painting with blue water and night sky
By Joseph McAleer
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a contemporary geometric abstract landscape oil painting on canvas with blue water and night sky. It is reminiscent of the Modernist color field tradition of Mark Rothko. It is signed on the back. All hanging hardware attached, no need for additional framing. Every purchase comes with a free, hardcover copy of the beautiful illustrated new book, "Joseph McAleer: Sixty Years." "Joe McAleer...
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2010s Abstract Joseph McAleer Art

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Canvas, Oil

Breakthrough Flow -- surrealist abstract landscape painting in blue & orange
By Joseph McAleer
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a beautifully framed abstract acrylic on canvas painting, in varying shades of blue, orange, and green, with red accents. Landscape elements are perceptible in this painting ...
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2010s Abstract Joseph McAleer Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Kind of Blue: contemporary abstract AbEx painting in dark blues w/ purple, green
By Joseph McAleer
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a jazz-inspired, contemporary abstract expressionism acrylic on canvas painting in the style of Joan Mitchell or Willem de Kooning, predominantly shades of dark blue with acc...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Joseph McAleer Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Atlantic City Revisited: mid-century modern geometric abstract painting w/ pink
By Joseph McAleer
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"Atlantic City Revisited" 1977 is a mid-century modern, abstract acrylic on canvas painting, predominantly blue, and pink with geometric squares in varying shades of blue, pink, black, and gray with a mid-century modern aesthetic recalling Peter Max. It is signed on the front and back. All hanging hardware attached, no additional framing necessary. Every purchase comes with a free, hardcover copy of the beautiful illustrated new book, "Joseph McAleer...
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1970s Abstract Joseph McAleer Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Blue Icarus: abstract painting w/ bird in blue, green, violet & black
By Joseph McAleer
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a contemporary abstract acrylic on canvas painting in the style of Joan Mitchell or Willem de Kooning, predominantly blue, black, green, Pantone's Color-of-the Year "very per...
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2010s Abstract Joseph McAleer Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Seven-Five in the Third: contemporary geometric abstract painting w/ blue lines
By Joseph McAleer
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is an abstract acrylic on canvas painting, predominantly blue, green, and violet gestural abstract expressionist brushwork with white and red accent lines. The imagery suggests a tennis court landscape. It is signed on front and back. All hanging hardware attached, no need for additional framing. Every purchase comes with a free, hardcover copy of the beautiful illustrated new book, "Joseph McAleer...
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2010s Abstract Joseph McAleer Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Fragments of Dreams: classic mid-century modern geometric abstract painting, red
By Joseph McAleer
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"Fragments of Dreams" 1977 is a mid-century modern, abstract acrylic on canvas painting, predominantly red with geometric squares in varying shades of red and blue with a mid-century...
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1970s Abstract Joseph McAleer Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Vagueness of Memory: mid-century modern style geometric painting, violet & blue
By Joseph McAleer
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"The Vagueness of Memory" is a contemporary mid-century modern style abstract acrylic on canvas painting, with geometric lines and squares in varying shades of blue, Pantone's Color-of-the Year "very peri", and lilac with a mid-century modern aesthetic. It also reads like and aerial view or bird's eye view landscape. It is signed on front and back. All hanging hardware attached, no additional framing necessary. Every purchase comes with a free, hardcover copy of the beautiful illustrated new book, "Joseph McAleer...
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2010s Abstract Joseph McAleer Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

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Find a wide variety of authentic Joseph McAleer art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue, green, pink and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Joseph McAleer in canvas, fabric, paint and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the abstract style. Not every interior allows for large Joseph McAleer art, so small editions measuring 10 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Earl Staley, Paula Cahill, and Paul Lorenz. Joseph McAleer art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $950 and tops out at $5,000, while the average work can sell for $2,750.

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