Robert Janitz

Impasto Gestures. Robert Janitz (b. Alsfeld, West Germany, 1962; lives and works in New York) makes paintings that uncover processes by exploring the interplay between movement, gesture, and rhythm. Janitz prepares his canvases with an undercoat of color gradient, he then applies long strokes of semi-transparent blends of oil, wax, and flour. His matter-of-fact technique repurposes the basic hand movements involved in actions such as buttering a slice...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3954763311
• ISBN13: 9783954763313
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Distanz
• Length: 144 Pages