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Building Structure

Name: Building Structure
Brand: RoGallery
SKU: 79665

John Spears

$15,000

American

Date: 1989
Acrylic on Canvas, signed and dated lower right
Size: 96 x 48 in. (243.84 x 121.92 cm)

$15,000

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about Building Structure

A towering painting by John Spears that combines the aesthetics of two major modern art movements.

The first is seen in the background; an abstract color field-style layer of several different hazy shades reminiscent of a painting by Mark Rothko. Overlaid on top is a monumental grid, similar to the geometric style used by Piet Mondrian. This acrylic on canvas piece is signed and dated by the artist.

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About The Artist: John Spears

John E. Spears was born in El Paso, Texas and spent his summer months with his grandparents in Van Horn, Texas. This is where his grandmother took him for oil painting lessons at the age of ten to the old Clark Hotel. In 1975 he graduated with distinction in studio fine arts from Stanford University. He was taught by well-known artists Nathan Oliveira and Frank Lobdell. Upon graduating from Stanford, he established a studio in San Francisco and...

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About The Medium: Acrylic

A fast-drying paint made of pigment suspended in acrylic polymer emulsion. Acrylic paints are water-soluble, but become water-resistant when dry.

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Building Structure

John Spears

about Building Structure

About The Artist: John Spears

About The Medium: Acrylic

Customer Service

A Variety of Styles

Industry Leading Logistics

Recent collections:

Curated by RoGallery

Art on Sale

Josef Albers - Formulation: Articulation

Minimalist Art for Clean Spaces

Pop! Pop! Pop Art!

In Style: Geometric Art

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