Receiver 2 Yari Ostovany the National Gallery of Art

the National Gallery of Art

Each series explores a particular formal conception and are ongoing until the exploration of this idea feels complete

It’s this process of trial and error— the flawed execution of a perfect concept—that can make a few lines and rectangles so compelling

For these works on paper the artist used crayons on vellum to reveal a painterly quality and surface structure

Paper dimensions: 50 x 38" / 127 x 95

Receiver 2 Yari Ostovany the National Gallery of ArtNeill creates works on canvas, linen and paper using a variety of mediums, including graphite, colored pencil, charcoal and paint. Her process involves an intuitive marking of the surface resulting in continuous, interwound lines and squiggled geometric formations. The work references many of the qualities of Lyrical Abstraction. Her process is instinctive and non representational. Margaret Neill is inspired by the fluid geometric qualities of curve