Robert Rector

A N N C O N N E L LY F I N E A R T ROBERT RECTOR PAPER: 45 YEARS

ROBERT RECTOR PAPER: 45 YEARS

ANN CONNELLY FINE ART BATON ROUGE | OCTOBER 2018

DAVID LUSK GALLERY

MEMPHIS | OCTOBER 2018 NASHVILLE | MARCH2019

Untitled Mixed Media on Paper, 30x22.5 2009 RR204

Untitled Mixed Media on Paper, 30x22.5 1989 RR203

A graduate of Louisiana State University and former tenured professor at Northwestern State University, Robert Rector has been a vibrant artist throughout his career. Following in the modernist footsteps of his contemporaries like Frank Stella, Rector has focused non-objective painting and color field studies in his works.

Beginning in his early pursuits, Rector painted on paper, exploring sculptural forms with strong saturated blocks whose interactions created a balance between shape and color.

“I love creating paintings on paper. Paper allows me to be more spontaneous and experiment more freely with new ideas. Many of my new directions came directly from doing studies on paper. There is also the tactile surface of fine paper that is a pleasure to work on. It is softer than wood or canvas and responds to paint in a totally different way. It seems to become a part of the paper and not just a layer of paint.�

-Robert Rector

Untitled Mixed Media on Paper, 22.5x30 RR206

Untitled Mixed Media on Paper, 24x18 1971 RR198

These works on paper are selections from 1971 through 2018 that helped create larger works on canvas. The ability to work on several paper pieces at the same time allows the artist to create variations of a theme and refine an idea before committing to a larger canvas. Some of these works were experiments and variations on a theme. Some were studies or maquettes for commissions or larger works on canvas.

Untitled Mixed Media on Paper, 25x22.5 RR212

Untitled Mixed Media on Paper, 18x21 1976 RR199

Untitled Mixed Media on Paper, 30x22.5 2009 RR205

Untitled Mixed Media on Paper, 18x24 1971 RR202

Untitled Mixed Media on Paper, 18x24 1971 RR201

Untitled Mixed Media on Paper, 26x41 1990 RR208

Untitled Mixed Media on Paper, 22.5x30 1981 RR210

Untitled Mixed Media on Paper, 22.5x30 1978 RR209

Untitled Mixed Media on Paper, 36x22 RR211

Untitled Mixed Media on Paper, 22.5x30 RR207

ROBERT RECTOR PAPER: 45 Years

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