John Armleder Swiss , b. 1948
H Painting, 2005
Metallic silver paint and gesso on unprimed cotton duck
48 x 48 inches (121.92 x 121.92 cm)
Painted in New York in 2005, H Painting contains five rows and five columns of metallic silver dots on a stark white painted canvas. At first glance, the composition appears...
Painted in New York in 2005, H Painting contains five rows and five columns of metallic silver dots on a stark white painted canvas. At first glance, the composition appears rather simple, formulaic and even mundane; twenty-five 2 1⁄2 inch dots placed in a grid within a four by four foot picture plane. However, like in so many of John Armleder’s best works, it is the simplicity of the concept that raises the work of art, and with it, the viewer's perception of it, to another level.
Provenance
The Artist
World House Gallery | World House Editions, South Orange, New Jersey
Private collection until 2019