Jack Whitten (1939-2018 USA) --- Ascension I 1979
The diagonal interface that structures this eye-catching canvas references vernacular basketry, examples of which Whitten regularly collected when spending his summers in Greece. In fact, its highly illusionistic, dimensional surface was made by combining viscous acrylic paint wit a customized hand tool. Throughout a career of more than 5o years, Whitten frequently created grid-based compositions – a through-line to various styles of abstract art – some based on mosaics, others from the digital realm.
Jack Whitten (1939-2018 USA) --- Ascension I 1979
The diagonal interface that structures this eye-catching canvas references vernacular basketry, examples of which Whitten regularly collected when spending his summers in Greece. In fact, its highly illusionistic, dimensional surface was made by combining viscous acrylic paint wit a customized hand tool. Throughout a career of more than 5o years, Whitten frequently created grid-based compositions – a through-line to various styles of abstract art – some based on mosaics, others from the digital realm.