Artwork
Untitled
Artist
Jack Goldstein
(Canadian, 1945 - 2003)
DepartmentContemporary Art
Date1987
MediumAcrylic on canvas
Dimensions84 x 108 x 6 in. (213.4 x 274.3 x 15.2 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Peter R. Stern
Object number2008.22
Copyright© Jack Goldstein Estate
GeographyPlace madeUnited States
DescriptionAbstract composition of nebulous fields of blue and black. At center, is a bright orange form that transitions to hot pink and purple toward the edges. On the left side of the canvas are black circles/half circles arranged in a vertical row.Label Text"I am interested in the gap between Minimalism and Pop Art: in the object character and autonomy of Minimalism and the subject matter of our culture that is to be encountered in Pop Art."
Jack Goldstein
In the early 1980s, Goldstein received considerable recognition for his black-and-white paintings of imagery appropriated from photographs of natural phenomena, science, and technology. Around 1983, he focused his attention on outer space, and began studying computer-generated tomographic maps that appear in popular science magazines. The result was a series of paintings in which concentric bands of fluorescent color represent digital information received via satellite about the light and heat conditions of the universe. To stabilize the color intensity of the computer-derived configurations, Goldstein added flat geometric patterns, reaffirming the literalness of the painting as an object. He reinforced this idea further through his use of six-inch-deep stretcher bars.
(David Rubin, 2012)Not on view
Collections
Phyllis Ningamara
Culture: Indigenous Australians (Miriwoong language group)
2007
Alma Nungarrayi Granites
Culture: Aboriginal Australians (Warlpiri language group)
2007
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