Blog assignment 4 "Impasto"

Stage by Robert Ryman in 2002. impasto is a thick application of                                    paint (usually oil) that makes no attempt to look smooth. This on going investigation has yielded infinite visual possibilities without resort to images, implied spaces or manipulations of framing. In all his paintings the outer edges of the support are left bare and unpainted, so there is no doubt as to its equal importance. His works are typically square in format, and use white paint laid over partially visible, darker colored grounds.

                                   Stage by Robert Ryman in 2002. impasto is a thick application of
                                   paint (usually oil) that makes no attempt to look smooth. This on going investigation has yielded infinite visual possibilities without resort to images, implied spaces or manipulations of framing. In all his paintings the outer edges of the support are left bare and unpainted, so there is no doubt as to its equal importance. His works are typically square in format, and use white paint laid over partially visible, darker colored grounds.