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Artist

Robert Mangold (Primary)

Title

#6512

Date

1974

Medium & Support

Acrylic and graphite on canvas

Dimensions

Image: 52 x 52 in.

Style

Minimalism

Object Type

Paintings

Credit Line

Extended loan from the collection of Ronald J. Horowitz

Accession Number

EL1993.01.21.24

Copyright

In Copyright
© Robert Mangold / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

ON VIEW

Geometric structure is the cornerstone of Mangold’s artistic expression. Combining the classic elements of composition—shape, line, and color—his abstract works, often quite large in scale, juxtapose basic geometric forms such as triangles, circles, and squares with luminous, atmospheric planes of color. His visual narrative is grounded in a dialogue between drawing and painting and deftly creates a unified whole that is both rational and cognitively elusive. Mangold’s dexterity with line is shown in #6512, as the subtle rendering of square within circle melds with the modulated field of tonal gray-blue to create a gestalt devoid of such traditional painting place markers as foreground, middleground, background. The result is a meditative icon that resonates with the sensation of a sacred place.

Exhibition Title: Asheville Art Museum: An Introduction to the Collection
Label Date: 2021
Type: Catalogue Entry
Written by: Terrie Sultan

• Intersections in American Art , 9/11/2019 - 00/00/00

• geometric abstraction