
Point of Entry
2018
Rendered in polymer paint, flashe, and terry cloth on stretcher bars, "Point of Entry" (2018) stands as an early example of Vaughn Spann's intuitive command of material and surface. The inclusion of terry cloth introduces a tactile, domestic register that destabilizes any clean boundary between painting and textile, asking the viewer to consider how everyday fabrics carry psychological and cultural weight. Spann's chromatic choices and gestural application sustain a productive tension between control and spontaneity, qualities that would come to define his widely recognized mature practice. Spann, born in 1992 and a graduate of Yale School of Art, emerged as one of the most compelling voices of his generation through a sustained investigation of abstraction as a vehicle for feeling, memory, and identity. Works from 2018 represent a pivotal moment in that trajectory, when the artist was actively expanding his vocabulary beyond conventional painting supports and testing the emotional range that unconventional materials could unlock. At a relatively intimate scale of 76.2 by 61 centimeters, "Point of Entry" rewards close looking, its surface revealing layers of decision-making that larger canvases sometimes diffuse across greater distances. Signed by the artist and currently offered through Half Gallery, this work presents a substantive opportunity to acquire a piece from a formative period in Spann's career. Collectors drawn to painting that operates at the intersection of abstraction, materiality, and personal history will find in "Point of Entry" a work that holds its ground among the more celebrated canvases that followed.
- Medium
- Polymer paint, flashe, terry cloth on stretcher bars
- Overall
- Signed
- Yes
- Location
- Half Gallery, New York, NY
- Spotted At
- Gallery · Half GalleryView on map
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