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William Reynolds
Fold Minimax 1 964
Resin on Canvas
60 X 84 in.
Uruk Gallery. Los Angeles

William Reynolds
Float Alone 1964
Plastic paint on Canvas
186 X 75 in.
Layon Gallery. Palo Alto

artist to artist. The work is well crafted to maintain finish of the surfaces is not renunciative. as in geo­
indefinitely the acute relationships. as well as to assist metric art. but lyrical. as in Abstract Expressionism.
in their realization. Industrial methods of production are There is an extreme diversity of imagery and although
often used. not because they have any inherent virtue. several artists work three-dimensionally, notably Ken­
but for the sake of simplicity or when the desired result neth Price. Larry Bell and Tony Delap (a San Francisco
is not obtainable in any other way. Truth to materials is artist, who. quite suddenly, abandoned experiments in
abandoned when necessary-again. what is important Abstract Expressionist collage for the new imagery) ;
is the desired result. The traditional operational lore of they have not developed out of the inherent sculptural
sculptural finish is also discarded. instead the ambience tradition. This lack of sculptural tradition has been an
of the material is sought after and enhanced. The asset. allowing greater potential for personal discovery_
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