JULIAN STANCZAK
JULIAN STANCZAK, 1973 photograph by steve cagan
JULIAN STANCZAK
EARLY MASTERWORKS
DIANE ROSENSTEIN GALLERY
“For me, visual art is no different than music or poetry. They all exist in time: sound to sound, word to word, color to color, one to the next.”
– Julian Stanczak, 2008
INTERACTION, 1964
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
36 X 36 inches // 91.4 X 91.4 cm
UNASHAMED OF CHANGE I, II, AND III, 1968
72 X 108 inches // 182.9 X 274.3 cm
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS triptych
OFFERING VIOLET, c 1970
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
70 X 60 inches // 177.8 X 152.4 cm
BURNING THROUGH YELLOW, 1970
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
48 X 48 inches // 121.9 X 121.9 cm
CLENCHED CLOSURE, 1971
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
36 X 36 inches // 91.4 X 91.4 cm
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
72 X 72 inches // 182.9 X 182.9 cm
HAZE, 1970
SYNCHRONIZED I, 1970
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
36 X 36 inches // 91.4 X 91.4 cm
“I love the music and poetry of colors. They have an interactive language all their own—a secret whisper. I play with these whispers within the measures and divisions that I devise as ‘containers’—particular sizes, beats, and amounts that facilitate the visual activity.”
– Julian Stanczak, 2008
ACRYLIC
50 X 22 inches // 127 X 55.9 cm
PINCHED RED, 1970
ON CANVAS
THREE TO COMPARE, 1971
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
34 X 28 inches // 86.4 X 71.1 cm
STRETCHING OUT, 1971
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
36 X 36 inches // 91.4 X 91.4 cm
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
50 X 40 inches // 127 X 101.6 cm
ROLL, 1972
AIRY, 1973
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
60 X 60 inches // 152.4 X 152.4 cm
30 X 24 inches // 76.2 X 61 cm
COOL SOLAR, 1974
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
50 X 50 inches // 127 X 127 cm
FROSTY BLUE, 1976
MYSTIC, 1976–1977
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
38 X 38 inches // 96.5 X 96.5 cm
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
50 X 44 ⅛ inches // 127 X 111.8 cm
SPRING COLOR PASTEL, 1983
INDEX
A AIRY (1973) , 42
B BURNING THROUGH YELLOW (1970) , 16, 18-19
C CLENCHED CLOSURE (1971) , 22, 54-55
COOL SOLAR (1974) , 4, 44
F FROSTY BLUE (1976) , 48
H HAZE (1970) , 24
I INTERACTION (1964) , 6, 8-9
M MYSTIC (1976–1977) , 50
O OFFERING VIOLET ( c 1970) , 14
P PINCHED RED (1970) , 30, 32
R ROLL (1972) , 40
S SPRING COLOR PASTEL (1983) , 52
STRETCHING OUT (1971) , 36
SYNCHRONIZED I (1970) , 26, 28-29
T THREE TO COMPARE (1971) , 34
U UNASHAMED OF CHANGE I, II, AND III (1968) , 12
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Diane Rosenstein Gallery thanks Barbara Stanczak, Krzys Stanczak and Neil Rector for their kind assistance.
The following individuals provided generous assistance:
David Mayes
Jen McQueeney
Richard Panduro
Jenny Posten
Photographs: Robert Wedemeyer
CREDITS AND PERMISSIONS:
Installation views of Julian Stanczak: Early Masterworks at Diane Rosenstein Gallery, Los Angeles (2025)
© Robert Wedemeyer
ROLL, 1972 installation view
Published on the occasion of Julian Stanczak: Early Masterworks , February 19 – March 29, 2025, Diane Rosenstein Gallery
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COVER / BACK COVER ROLL, 1972
DIANE ROSENSTEIN GALLERY