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Jan 2, 2013

West 79th Street, II

West 79th Street, II

1977

Hugh M. Kepets

(American, b. 1946)

America, 20th century

Acrylic on canvas

Unframed: 61 x 182.9 cm (24 x 72 in.)

Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund 1978.46

© Hugh Kepets/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY

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New York City served as both muse and backdrop for the artist's experimentations in space and abstraction.

Description

In West 79th St, II, Hugh M. Kepets presents a closely cropped view of a building’s facade. He combines a series of geometric shapes to create the architectural structure, using light and shadow to achieve a three-dimensional effect on an otherwise flat surface. Though native to Cleveland, Kepets has lived and worked in New York City since 1973. It is there that he began his intense investigation into minute, cropped details.

See also
Collection: 
CONTEMP - Painting
Department: 
Contemporary Art
Type of artwork: 
Painting
Medium: 
Acrylic on canvas
Credit line: 
Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund

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