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Mimesis XII 2004
Mimesis XII 2004 oil and mixed media on canvas 30 x 24 inches
Mimesis VIII 2004
Mimesis VIII 2004 oil and mixed media on canvas 30 x 24 inches
Mimesis IX 2004
Mimesis IX 2004 oil and mixed media on canvas 30 x 24 inches
Mimesis XI 2004
Mimesis XI 2004 oil and mixed media on canvas 30 x 24 inches
Mimesis V 2004
Mimesis V 2004 oil and mixed media on canvas 80 x 64 inches
Nocturne XXIV (Grande Series)
Nocturne XXIV (Grande Series) 2004 oil and mixed media on canvas 80 x 64 inches
Mimesis III 2004
Mimesis III 2004 oil and mixed media on canvas 80 x 64 inches
Nocturne XXII (Grande Series)
Nocturne XXII (Grande Series) 2004 oil and mixed media on canvas 80 x 64 inches
Assemblage Rouge XXVII
Assemblage Rouge XXVII 2004 mixed media on panel 17 x 14 inches
Nocturne Assemblage LIV
Nocturne Assemblage LIV 2004 mixed media on panel 17 x 14 inches
Nocturne Assemblage LV
Nocturne Assemblage LV 2004 mixed media on panel 17 x 14 inches
Nocturne Assemblage LVIb
Nocturne Assemblage LVIb 2004 mixed media on panel 17 x 14
Nocturne Assemblage LVI
Nocturne Assemblage LVI 2004 mixed media on panel 17 x 14 inches
Nocturne XXIII (Grande Series)
Nocturne XXIII (Grande Series) 2004 oil and mixed media on canvas 80 x 64 inches
Mimesis XV 2004
Mimesis XV 2004 oil and mixed media on board 17 x 14 inches
Nocturne XXI (Grande Series)
Nocturne XXI (Grande Series) 2004 oil and mixed media on canvas 80 x 64 inches

Press Release

Robert Kelly

Recent Paintings

November 18 – December 31, 2004

 

In his third solo exhibition at the John Berggruen Gallery, Kelly will be featuring an array of oil and mixed media paintings that explore the formal relationships between color, form, and space. This body of work is characterized by intricately constructed surfaces and reductive imagery involving simple shapes and solid colors. Kelly is concerned with the concept of compression in these paintings: how his subject matter is held together by the pressure of the frame and how forms are edited by the borders of the canvas.

 

The simple formality of the Bauhaus aesthetic, as well as the work of Van Doesburg, Mondrian, and Malevich, has clearly informed Kelly's paintings. The palette is rich in black, white, and primary colors set against backgrounds of natural hues. In addition to being part of many private collections, Kelly's work is also represented in a number of museum collections including the University of New Mexico Art Museum, the Brooklyn Art Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts in Santa Fe, the Smith College Art Museum in Massachusetts, and the Milwaukee Art Museum.