Dark Angel Poster

Dark Angel Poster 1979

Another early "disaster" painting based on scenes from a fire in midtown New York City, in which I imposed the effects of smoke and stained facades against underlying irregular geometric or grid like forms.

Reworked Paintings 2

Teocalli Two: Fire and Blood   1980/2012 

Teocalli Two: Fire and Blood. detail

This was originally entitled Teocalli Two, a follow up to an earlier painting, Teocalli One, based on images of Aztec temples.  In 2012, I added Fire and Blood to the imagery as well as the title.

Teocalli One (1980)

Reworked paintings 1

Intersection 1980

This is one in an occasional series on earlier paintings that I have later reworked.

NY 66

I recently came across several photographs of scarred walls and abandoned storefronts, many with graffiti, that I had taken in 1966 while at NYU.  

Some of these, or parts of them, were incorporated into paintings and prints, others stand alone as striking images. Still more may reappear in the future!

Billy 1966

Blue Spiral 1966

Bumba 1966

Teds wall 1966

New York: Mini Collages 1966/67

Fifty years ago in New York, in addition to painting and printmaking I created a series of (very) small collages, which until now have never seen the light of day. 
Like some of my paintings of that period (see the previous recent posts) many of these collages employ graphic and text elements.
Here is a selection of these, scanned on a larger scale to reveal the detail (most are only a few inches in any dimension)

35th St Breakdown (1966)  3' x 5'

   

South on Third (1966) 2' x 3.7'                                 Ave A (1967) 2' x 3'

   

0782 (1966/7) 1' x 3'.                 TISH (1966/7)  1' x 3'.

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New York 1965 - 1967. Part Three

Living as we did just off Union Square above the Village, we often crisscrossed the square, notable mainly for its low end storefronts and grungy subway station. In the sixties it was less than chic, although Andy Warhol's Factory and Max's Kansas City made their appearance there.
But its main occupant at the time was S. Klein, a fading discount emporium on the east side of the square with a garish front.  Eventually it closed and the boarded up front was a sorry sight.
I could not resist painting it.

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New York 1965 - 1967. Part Two

Here are three other paintings from the sixties, all created in New York City and reflecting the cityscape of the time (before Soho and Tribeca, etc)

15th St. 1965



79th St. 1967



Shoes.  1967

text and images © 2016 by Richard D. Perry.  Not to be reproduced without permission.