About The Work
Andrew Masullo’s non-objective paintings—he eschews the word abstract—are notable for both their intimate scale and sophisticated use of color and form. Executed in oils, their “rightness” is derived from an intuitive, yet methodical adjustment of paintings’ most basic elements. In some cases, a painting can take years to complete, yet Masullo does not attempt to hide a given painting’s history, and prior adjustments and abandoned directions are often visible in a completed work.
Masullo’s unique pictorial vocabulary of geometric and organic forms suggest potential reference points, but his paintings are ultimately about their own creation, not external influences—their meaning is immanent, rather than transcendent. Since the early 1990s, Masullo’s stated aim has been to produce paintings that have “no preconceived ideas, no personal or outside references, no pictorial imagery, no words, no numbering systems, no theories, no agendas, and no gimmicks.”
Courtesy of Steven Zevitas
About Andrew Masullo
From The Magazine
- Interviews & Features: Gallerist Derek Eller on Why You Need to Be Endlessly Adaptable to Make It as an Art Dealer Today
- Art 101: Happiness Machines: How Andrew Masullo Makes His Plucky, Pure Abstractions
- Interviews & Features: Team Gallery's José Freire on the Messy Secrets of His Avant-Garde, Against-the-Odds Success
Painting
Oil on canvas
10.00 x 8.00 in
25.4 x 20.3 cm
This work is signed by the artist on verso.
About The Work
Andrew Masullo’s non-objective paintings—he eschews the word abstract—are notable for both their intimate scale and sophisticated use of color and form. Executed in oils, their “rightness” is derived from an intuitive, yet methodical adjustment of paintings’ most basic elements. In some cases, a painting can take years to complete, yet Masullo does not attempt to hide a given painting’s history, and prior adjustments and abandoned directions are often visible in a completed work.
Masullo’s unique pictorial vocabulary of geometric and organic forms suggest potential reference points, but his paintings are ultimately about their own creation, not external influences—their meaning is immanent, rather than transcendent. Since the early 1990s, Masullo’s stated aim has been to produce paintings that have “no preconceived ideas, no personal or outside references, no pictorial imagery, no words, no numbering systems, no theories, no agendas, and no gimmicks.”
Courtesy of Steven Zevitas
About Andrew Masullo
From The Magazine
- Interviews & Features: Gallerist Derek Eller on Why You Need to Be Endlessly Adaptable to Make It as an Art Dealer Today
- Art 101: Happiness Machines: How Andrew Masullo Makes His Plucky, Pure Abstractions
- Interviews & Features: Team Gallery's José Freire on the Messy Secrets of His Avant-Garde, Against-the-Odds Success
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