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My work centers on a concept of completing a painting by adding the incomplete. First I paint a portion gray or black, denoting emptiness. Secondly, I emphasize the space outside the frame, showing disjunction, which in a strange way opens the painting to a new form of completen

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James O'Keefe "Concepts of Abstraction"
June 1 -July 15, 2024

My work centers on a concept of completing a painting by adding the incomplete. First I paint a portion gray or black, denoting emptiness. Secondly, I emphasize the space outside the frame, showing disjunction, which in a strange way opens the painting to a new form of completeness.

James O'Keefe "Concepts of Abstraction"
June 1 -July 15, 2024

My work centers on a concept of completing a painting by adding the incomplete. First I paint a portion gray or black, denoting emptiness. Secondly, I emphasize the space outside the frame, showing disjunction, which in a strange way opens the painting to a new form of completeness.