Roy Colmer
Lisson Gallery, London
November 25, 2017-January 13, 2018
What the Gallery Says: “Reminiscent of early TV sets flickering to life, the paintings on display as part of the exhibition—all from the early 1970s and rarely exhibited before—display an optical haze of colour built around horizontal stripes and pulsating lozenge-like, organic forms.”
Why It’s Worth a Look: The London-born, Hamburg-trained, New York-based artist Roy Colmer (1935–2014) converted his spray gun to be able to change colours in the course of a single pass across the canvas, with mesmerizing results.
What It Looks Like:
Roy Colmer, Installation view. Photo by George Darrell
© Roy Colmer Estate; Courtesy Lisson Gallery
Roy Colmer, Installation view. Photo by George Darrell
© Roy Colmer Estate; Courtesy Lisson Gallery
Roy Colmer, Installation view. Photo by George Darrell
© Roy Colmer Estate; Courtesy Lisson Gallery
Roy Colmer, Installation view. Photo by George Darrell
© Roy Colmer Estate; Courtesy Lisson Gallery
Roy Colmer, Installation view. Photo by George Darrell
© Roy Colmer Estate; Courtesy Lisson Gallery
Roy Colmer, Untitled (1970)
© Roy Colmer Estate; Courtesy Lisson Gallery