// Grey Sweep I by Larry Zox is a serigraph from 1979 that explores abstract forms and a muted color palette. The composition features irregular geometric shapes in shades of green, purple, orange, and red, layered on a soft grey background with a raw, brushstroke-like quality at the edges. The sharp lines and angled shapes convey a sense of movement, while the overall palette brings a calm, earthy feel to the piece. This limited edition print (32/160) exemplifies Zox’s approach to abstract expression, focusing on form and color balance within a contained space.
Larry Zox (United States, 1937–2006) was an American painter and printmaker associated with Abstract Expressionism, Color Field painting, and Lyrical Abstraction. Renowned for his vibrant geometric compositions, Zox's work often featured dynamic color juxtapositions and hard-edge techniques. His notable series include the 'Rotation' and 'Scissors Jack' paintings, which challenged traditional notions of symmetry and form.
Serigraph Serigraph is a printmaking process that uses silk screen techniques to create an image. The image is digitally separated into individual colors, each of which is assigned to a separate silk screen. These screens are then used to apply each color by hand, layer by layer, to replicate the original artwork, often based on an oil painting.
// Grey Sweep I by Larry Zox is a serigraph from 1979 that explores abstract forms and a muted color palette. The composition features irregular geometric shapes in shades of green, purple, orange, and red, layered on a soft grey background with a raw, brushstroke-like quality at the edges. The sharp lines and angled shapes convey a sense of movement, while the overall palette brings a calm, earthy feel to the piece. This limited edition print (32/160) exemplifies Zox’s approach to abstract expression, focusing on form and color balance within a contained space.
Larry Zox (United States, 1937–2006) was an American painter and printmaker associated with Abstract Expressionism, Color Field painting, and Lyrical Abstraction. Renowned for his vibrant geometric compositions, Zox's work often featured dynamic color juxtapositions and hard-edge techniques. His notable series include the 'Rotation' and 'Scissors Jack' paintings, which challenged traditional notions of symmetry and form.
I never wanted to have a style; I wanted a way of working.
- Larry Zox
Larry Zox was an American painter and print maker, born in Des Moines, Iowa. He attended Oklahoma University and Drake University, and got more art studies at the Des Moines Art Center, where he studied with fellow artist George Grosz.
He has commonly been listed as a color field painter and a lyrical obstructionist, but described himself as a colorist. Larry Zox was an important part of the Color Field movement of the 60's, and is known for his life which revolved around art and famous artists. He was also a resident artist at various Universities, such as Yale University and University of North Carolina. His art style incorporated geometric abstractions such as painted diamonds, triangles and other shapes, with color additions to give the painting life. Larry's work was widely celebrated, with him attending and getting exhibited at the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Museum of Modern Art of New York. Some of his famous art work include the Scissors Jack which he created 1974 and the Odon 1 which he created in 1981.
Hard Edge art is a style of abstract painting that became popular in the 1960s. It features areas of color separated by crisp, sharp edges that are painted with geometric precision. The term hard-edge painting was coined by art critic Jules Langsner to describe this approach, which contrasts with the softer, more fluid forms of other abstract styles.