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Brad Howe — Yellow CA
Brad Howe

Yellow CA

2020

Sprawling across nearly four feet of polished steel, Yellow CA announces itself with an assertive horizontal presence that commands the wall and the space before it. Completed in 2020, this sculptural work by Brad Howe translates the formal language of mid-century constructivism into something unmistakably contemporary, with the vivid chromatic choice amplifying the composition's geometric precision and kinetic energy. The yellow finish, applied to the steel with characteristic exactitude, shifts perceptibly as ambient light changes throughout the day, giving the piece a living quality that static documentation cannot fully capture. Howe has spent decades refining a practice built on the intersection of industrial material and painterly intuition, and Yellow CA reflects the full maturity of that pursuit. The shallow relief depth of 63.5 centimeters allows the work to inhabit the threshold between painting and sculpture, projecting outward into the viewer's space while maintaining the visual logic of a composition conceived for the wall. The result is a work that rewards both close reading and long viewing distances, revealing different formal relationships depending on where one stands in relation to it. Signed by the artist and offered through DEAN PROJECT, Yellow CA represents a strong example of Howe's large-scale steel works from a particularly productive period in his career. Its scale makes it well-suited to architecturally significant interiors, from private residences with generous wall expanses to corporate or institutional settings seeking work of substantive visual weight and critical standing.

Medium
Steel
Overall
Signed
Yes

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Brad Howe, Yellow CA, 2020

Sprawling across nearly four feet of polished steel, Yellow CA announces itself with an assertive horizontal presence that commands the wall and the space before it. Completed in 2020, this sculptural work by Brad Howe translates the formal language of mid-century constructivism into something unmistakably contemporary, with the vivid chromatic choice amplifying the composition's geometric precision and kinetic energy. The yellow finish, applied to the steel with characteristic exactitude, shifts perceptibly as ambient light changes throughout the day, giving the piece a living quality that static documentation cannot fully capture. Howe has spent decades refining a practice built on the intersection of industrial material and painterly intuition, and Yellow CA reflects the full maturity of that pursuit. The shallow relief depth of 63.5 centimeters allows the work to inhabit the threshold between painting and sculpture, projecting outward into the viewer's space while maintaining the visual logic of a composition conceived for the wall. The result is a work that rewards both close reading and long viewing distances, revealing different formal relationships depending on where one stands in relation to it. Signed by the artist and offered through DEAN PROJECT, Yellow CA represents a strong example of Howe's large-scale steel works from a particularly productive period in his career. Its scale makes it well-suited to architecturally significant interiors, from private residences with generous wall expanses to corporate or institutional settings seeking work of substantive visual weight and critical standing.

Medium
Steel
Dimensions
overall: 101.6 x 381 x 63.5 cm
Year
2020
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
DEAN PROJECT

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