Doug Ohlson “Panel Paintings from the 1960s”
Washburn Gallery
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…Doug Ohlson paintings are a dialogue between constructed and painted geometric elements…Like some other painters working with color relationships, Ohlson’s approach is intuitive, not theoretical; he has never formally studied color theory. If Ohlson’s work were compared with that of any formalist color painter; it would be Ad Reinhardt, not Josef Albers, who would come to mind; as in Reinhardt’s early ‘50s paintings, in which geometric elements in cool colors vibrate against a field. Like Reinhardt’s paintings, Ohlson’s work often appears brooding or, as Ohlson himself said, “Northern” in feeling.
Robert M. Murdock, Curator
Excerpt from illustrated exhibition brochure
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Schedule
from February 05, 2015 to March 28, 2015
Opening Reception on 2015-02-05 from 18:00 to 20:00