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Peter Alexander — 7/1/15 (Red Orange Leaner)
Peter Alexander

7/1/15 (Red Orange Leaner)

2015

Towering at nearly eight feet in height yet compressed to a slender profile of just a few inches, 7/1/15 (Red Orange Leaner) exemplifies Peter Alexander's mastery of urethane as a vehicle for luminous, almost immaterial color. Cast in a deep red-orange that seems to generate its own internal warmth, the vertical form leans with a quiet, purposeful energy, animating the space around it through the interplay of reflected light and translucent depth. Alexander's command of the medium transforms what is fundamentally an industrial resin into something closer to solidified atmosphere, evoking the saturated coastal light of Southern California that has long informed his practice. Alexander emerged from the Los Angeles Light and Space movement of the 1960s, and this 2015 work demonstrates how thoroughly that sensibility remained central to his vision across decades of sustained inquiry. The sculpture rewards extended looking, as shifts in ambient light alter the color's apparent saturation and the form's relationship to its surroundings in ways that feel genuinely alive. The lean itself introduces a subtle tension between stability and precariousness, inviting the viewer to consider weight, balance, and presence in equal measure. Signed by the artist, this work represents a confident and mature statement within a body of work that has earned Alexander a secure place among the most significant figures in postwar American sculpture. Offered through IMAGO Art Gallery, 7/1/15 (Red Orange Leaner) presents a rare opportunity to acquire a work of considerable physical presence and chromatic intensity by an artist whose influence on perceptual and object-based art remains widely recognized and deeply felt.

Medium
Urethane
Overall
Signed
Yes
Location
IMAGO Art Gallery, Lugano

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Peter Alexander, 7/1/15 (Red Orange Leaner), 2015

Towering at nearly eight feet in height yet compressed to a slender profile of just a few inches, 7/1/15 (Red Orange Leaner) exemplifies Peter Alexander's mastery of urethane as a vehicle for luminous, almost immaterial color. Cast in a deep red-orange that seems to generate its own internal warmth, the vertical form leans with a quiet, purposeful energy, animating the space around it through the interplay of reflected light and translucent depth. Alexander's command of the medium transforms what is fundamentally an industrial resin into something closer to solidified atmosphere, evoking the saturated coastal light of Southern California that has long informed his practice. Alexander emerged from the Los Angeles Light and Space movement of the 1960s, and this 2015 work demonstrates how thoroughly that sensibility remained central to his vision across decades of sustained inquiry. The sculpture rewards extended looking, as shifts in ambient light alter the color's apparent saturation and the form's relationship to its surroundings in ways that feel genuinely alive. The lean itself introduces a subtle tension between stability and precariousness, inviting the viewer to consider weight, balance, and presence in equal measure. Signed by the artist, this work represents a confident and mature statement within a body of work that has earned Alexander a secure place among the most significant figures in postwar American sculpture. Offered through IMAGO Art Gallery, 7/1/15 (Red Orange Leaner) presents a rare opportunity to acquire a work of considerable physical presence and chromatic intensity by an artist whose influence on perceptual and object-based art remains widely recognized and deeply felt.

Medium
Urethane
Dimensions
overall: 238.7 x 11.4 x 7.6 cm
Year
2015
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
IMAGO Art Gallery, Lugano

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