Description:
Page from spiral notebook, with four images in red, black, and yellow. From Portfolio of 14 prints from Art resources Transfer (A.R.T.)

Label Text:
Label text from “The Art of Collecting: Contemporary Prints from the Risa Gerrig Collection,” September 10 – October 12, 2014:
Geometric shapes, particularly the ellipse, figure prominently in Rockburne’s oeuvre. She draws inspiration from harmonious proportions found in nature and fuses mathematical formulas with beautiful design. This image is taken from the artist’s notebook in which she maps out her wall painting to embrace the curves of the architectural space. The viewer is privileged to the artist’s notes in her working notebook, gleaning an intimate view into the artistic process. Rockburne removes the painting from its original architectural context and introduces the imagery into a flat, two-dimensional printed medium. However, the rounded shapes of the notebook binding and the edges of other pages peeking out from underneath echo the forms and depth of her original work. - Shelby Miner (B.A. ’15)

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