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December 6, 2018

Robert Rauschenberg – The ¼ Mile

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Robert Rauschenberg – The ¼ Mile

One quarter mile was the exact distance between Robert Rauschenberg’s house on Captiva Island and his artist studio. As a distance, it is neither long nor short; more like a healthy buffer or decompression zone to move between personal and professional spaces without bringing the frustrations of one into the other. But I have to wonder, does this concept really work for Rauschenberg, an artist who famously declared acting in the “gap” between art and life?

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  • Sam Francis was fascinated by the Japanese concept of “ma”, the dynamic relationship between object and 🕳void🕳
Free Floating Clouds (1980) @thehuntingtonlibrary mixes reflexions he developed in his Matrix (grid based) and Fresh Air series where the use of white negative spaces act as entry points into his abstract landscapes. 
Some of these striking Sam Francis works from the 70’s are on display @novak_contemporary in LA until April 12. 👉I highly recommend @richardspeercritic essay on @artnet on the subject.
#samfrancis #freefloatingclouds #abstractart #abstraction #gridart #negativespace #huntingtonlibrary #huntingtonlibraryandgardens #ma #novakcontemporary #arthistory #artnet
  • My first born has a heart of gold and courage for two: check my Stories to see her gift to @wigs.for.kids 💇🏻‍♀️
She taught me the art of being a mother and yes, beware world, ‘cause she shines!
#amazingdaughter #middleschool #wigsforkids 
#world #ready #foryou #toshine #muralart #lastreetart #streetart #publicart #artsbridgingthegap
  • ⚡️Electrifying Ed Moses - 2 Duts 2 (2016-17)⚡️@williamturnergallery 
#edmoses #williamturnergallery #americanart #artviewer #galleryday #instaart #artstagram #abstractart #abstractmag #gridpainting #grids #abstractpainting
  • No need to take my loupe to see that these Fred Eversley chromospheres @davidkordanskygallery are 💎art gems💎
The gemology teacher in me (yes, I am that too!) had no inclusions to work with, just perfection!
#fredeversley #chromosphere #throughthelookingglass #artgallery #davidkordanskygallery #artgems #sculpture #lightandspace #glasssculpture
  • Mirror effect with 🔍numbers🔎 was the perfect combination to get this little Math Dude loving Laura Owens show @moca ↔️Two canvases on either side of the room, two sides of the same coin and he could not stop bouncing his eyes off of them ↔️
#lauraowens #mocala #museumofcontemporaryart #laart #laartist #mirroreffect #numberart #artandscience #optical #diptych #kidsinmuseums #museumkids

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