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Painting by John Platt titled "Light Speed" - 1.

Light Speed John Platt

$9,900

In this series, John approaches abstraction through a calligraphic use of paint and pigment, allowing the compositions to flow in and out of each other across the canvas.
Materials Oil on Canvas
36 x 72 x 1.5

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While previous works of mine were controlled bands of color individually painted, this work represents a simultaneous loss of that control and a regaining it in a new form. The paint is carefully diluted and behaves how I want it to - leaving trace marks cascading down like a waterfall.

John Platt

About the Artist

John Platt is an abstract painter with a focus on color relationships through minimal paintings featuring vertical bands of pigment.

News and Notables
  • Solo exhibition, Colorfields, Gothan West, presented by Uprise Art, New York, NY, 2020
  • Exhibited at Truth and Beauty, Amy Simon Fine Art, Westport, CT, 2019
  • Solo exhibition Recent Paintings, Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY, 2018