painting with text notes in pencil on graph paper; central image of a five by five grid of squares, each square of a different color; "MIX STUDY #44" at top center inside a rectangle in pencil

%C2%A9 Robin Nusz

Mix Study #44, 2013

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Ruben Nusz’s drawing provides a rare invitation to see how a contemporary abstract painter begins the trial-and-error process of mixing forms and colors. Although the work look manufactured, these squares and planes are actually methodically hand-painted. Their punchy hues are placed in close proximity to one another to create new color relationships, including striking and hypnotic contrasts. As one steps back or moves closer to the canvas, Nusz’s unexpected use of "trompe l’oeil," or trick of the eye, expertly befuddles flat and three-dimensional space.

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Details
Title
Mix Study #44
Artist Life
born 1978
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2014.63.2
Provenance
The artist; (Weinstein Gallery, Minneapolis, until 2014; given to MIA)
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painting with text notes in pencil on graph paper; central image of a five by five grid of squares, each square of a different color; "MIX STUDY #44" at top center inside a rectangle in pencil

© Robin Nusz

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