Cuatro (Four)
US$ 3,000
Overview
2021
Acrylic, Acrylic, gesso, and matte medium on gallery wrap canvas
Unique Work
Dimensions: 91.4cm (H) x 121.9cm (W) x 3.8cm (D) / 36" (H) x 48" (W) x 1.5" (D)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings
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About the art
Artist statement
This painting's title means Four. I started by drawing a grid on the canvas in 2" x 2" squares. Thinking about this series name, Ideas In Art, I wanted to allow the viewer to see the process in creating the painting by allowing the grid to show in part of the painting. The painting shows four distinct areas, each with it's own "idea". One is a straight up minimalist three color pictorial element. Another is occupied by my now very well known areas of solid blocks of colors, minus the zips of contrasting. The third is an area of over lapping colors in a linear grid based composition and the fourth area is a quirky geometric and linear image.
Artist profile
Juan Jose Hoyos Quiles
Born: 1957
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Based in: Clearwater, FL
Juan Jose Hoyos Quiles was born in Brooklyn, New York, and attended The School of Visual Arts in NYC, where he studied under Elizabeth Murray, Keith Sonnier, Raphael Ferrer, Nachume Miller, and Lucio Pozzi among others. During the early 1980s Juan shared an artist's loft above The Kenkeleba House located …
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