
“The entire point of making art, to me, is newness and to expand your mind, even in some tiny way.” - Tauba Auerbach
Tauba Auerbach's acrylic on canvas work embodies her deeply held conviction that art exists as a vehicle for discovery and cognitive expansion. Her characteristically precise yet perplexing visual language challenges the viewer's perception, pushing the boundaries of how we understand dimension, pattern, and surface. True to her philosophy, the work invites both artist and audience into a space of perpetual newness, where each encounter holds the potential to subtly reshape the mind.
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Art Evening Sale
October 16, 2013
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Wade Guyton
American · b. 1972

Guyton similarly explores the tension between surface, perception, and conceptual rigor in abstract works that challenge conventional understanding of painting and its material boundaries. His geometric and process driven approach shares Auerbach's commitment to expanding how viewers understand dimension and visual language.

Tomma Abts
German · b. 1967

Abts creates precisely executed acrylic paintings that blend geometric abstraction with an almost perceptual puzzlement, inviting viewers to question depth and surface in ways that directly echo Auerbach's visual philosophy. Her meticulous yet mind bending compositions share the same intellectual minimalist aesthetic found in this work.

Sarah Morris
American · b. 1967

Morris produces bold geometric acrylic on canvas works that operate simultaneously as conceptual and perceptual objects, challenging the viewer's spatial reasoning in a manner closely aligned with Auerbach's approach. Her precise, pattern driven abstractions share the same intellectual rigor and contemporary minimalist sensibility present in this piece.
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