Patterns of Logic: Art by Steven Graubart
Steven Graubart is an abstract artist who creates dense images that follow their own patterns of logic, often utilizing an extensive color palette that comes out in predominantly earthy tones. Steven’s works range from tight, detailed line art, to looser and more expressive colored abstractions.
In his paintings, I appreciate the way Steven takes advantage of the thickness and viscosity of the medium to build up his images on the painted surface. Many of the works showcase three-dimensional texture and colors that interact directly with backgrounds and other moments in the painting.
The front page of Steven's portfolio website
In his drawings, Steven relies more on well-defined patterns, using the overlap of lines to section each image into a number of different planes, and then filling each with a different pattern. In many of these works, monochromatic blocks of color appear behind the line art, adding extra dimension to the image and making for a really high-contrast, graphic piece of artwork.
