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    SPENCER FINCH, Optical Study (red/blue/violet), 2022
    SPENCER FINCH, Optical Study (red/blue/violet), 2022
    SPENCER FINCH, Optical Study (red/blue/violet), 2022
    SPENCER FINCH, Optical Study (red/blue/violet), 2022
    SPENCER FINCH, Optical Study (red/blue/violet), 2022
    SPENCER FINCH, Optical Study (red/blue/violet), 2022
    SPENCER FINCH, Optical Study (red/blue/violet), 2022
    SPENCER FINCH, Optical Study (red/blue/violet), 2022
    SPENCER FINCH, Optical Study (red/blue/violet), 2022
    SPENCER FINCH, Optical Study (red/blue/violet), 2022

    Optical Study (red/blue/violet), 2022

    Alkyd paint on PET discs mounted on plastic panels on Sintra
    3 panels: 36 x 36 inches / 91.4 x 91.4 cm each
    Installation dimensions variable
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    Further images

    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ) SPENCER FINCH, North Atlantic Ocean (April 14, 1912, 11:40pm), 2022
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 2 ) SPENCER FINCH, North Atlantic Ocean (April 14, 1912, 11:40pm), 2022
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 3 ) SPENCER FINCH, North Atlantic Ocean (April 14, 1912, 11:40pm), 2022
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 4 ) SPENCER FINCH, North Atlantic Ocean (April 14, 1912, 11:40pm), 2022
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 5 ) SPENCER FINCH, North Atlantic Ocean (April 14, 1912, 11:40pm), 2022
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 6 ) SPENCER FINCH, North Atlantic Ocean (April 14, 1912, 11:40pm), 2022
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 7 ) SPENCER FINCH, North Atlantic Ocean (April 14, 1912, 11:40pm), 2022
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 8 ) SPENCER FINCH, North Atlantic Ocean (April 14, 1912, 11:40pm), 2022
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 9 ) SPENCER FINCH, North Atlantic Ocean (April 14, 1912, 11:40pm), 2022
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 10 ) SPENCER FINCH, North Atlantic Ocean (April 14, 1912, 11:40pm), 2022
    The 'Optical Study' paintings, a new body of work for Finch, allow the artist to play with color theory to create optical conditions that defy easy legibility. Each painting is...
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    The 'Optical Study' paintings, a new body of work for Finch, allow the artist to play with color theory to create optical conditions that defy easy legibility. Each painting is composed of two alternating painted discs affixed to a panel of a third color. The composition of these works references Pointillism, but as three-dimensional relief sculptures, the light and shadow cast from the discs upon the substrate create additional layers of visual complexity and optical confusion. The format, with each triptych presenting three permutations of colors, draws upon the minimalist language of Sol Lewitt, yet these works are, in Finch’s words, “weirdly impressionistic.”
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    Exhibitions

    Spencer Finch: We send the wave to find the wave, James Cohan, 52 Walker Street, NY, September 10 – October 8, 2022
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