The Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design presents Dan Walsh UnCommon Ground an exhibition on view June 08 through through October 21, 2012.
Dan Walsh, Stall, 2011. © Dan Walsh. Courtesy Paula Cooper Gallery, New York. Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design, Providence
Copyright © artdaily.orgWalsh extends the basic language of geometric shapes and grid compositions, but rather than creating hard-edge forms, he draws lines by hand and applies luminous color with soft brushes, always allowing for subtle inflections of light and color. These canvases are logical, but not too logical. Patterns repeat, but forms may hover at the bottom of the field and other unanticipated irregularities give a personal dimension to the work. UnCommon Ground is Walsh’s first solo museum exhibition in America. For this site-specific show of eight paintings, some as large as 70 x 70 inches, he applies thin black tape to the gallery wall, installing some of his works on top.
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