Johnnie Winona Ross (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781934435014)

The first major publication on the quiet, contemplative and minimalist paintings of Johnnie Winona Ross

Johnnie Winona Ross's quiet, contemplative and painstakingly produced paintings have created a stir in the contemporary art world. Often compared with Agnes Martin for both his Minimalist sensibility and his connection to New Mexico, Ross's reputation has grown swiftly in recent years. The paintings are reductive, but evidently process-oriented in their layering. Ross begins by pouring thin rivulets of paint down tilted canvases with the streams of paint branching out as they flow towards the bottom to create organic forms. He then scrapes away most of the pigment, leaving faint traces of color, so that sometimes as many as 30 sanded and repainted layers will accrue. Ross's paintings convey a spacious and tranquil palette grounded in these highly worked surfaces. This first major publication on Ross's work also features an essay by Carter Ratcliff.

Author: Johnnie Ross
ISBN-10: 1934435015
ISBN-13: 9781934435014
Publisher: Radius Books
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2007
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 4.12lbs
Size: 11.54h x 10.82w x 1.16d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 12/15/2008 pg. 128