Donald Judd (American, 1928 - 1994)
Untitled (black, vertical), 1991-1994
Suite of 4 woodcuts 26 ¼ x 38 ½ in. each; 31 x 43 in. framed
Donald Judd’s abstract works do not allude to anything beyond their physical presence. With geometric, modular pieces, Judd sought to remove the expressionist hand of the artist, reducing art to the basic forms of material, space, and color. By producing art in a serialized, standardized format, Judd strove for an impersonal, factory aesthetic. While Judd is considered a central figure of the Minimalist art movement, it was a classification that he refused to accept.
Judd studied printmaking at the Art Students League in New York where woodcuts became his preferred medium. The use of cadmium red, his favorite color, was an important tool in Judd’s arsenal owing to its ability to absorb light and highlight hard edges. Judd believed that printmaking was as important as painting or sculpture.
Judd founded the Chinati Foundation in Marfa, Texas in 1986, a sprawling art space where permanent installations by artists including Dan Flavin, John Chamberlain, Robert Irwin, and Roni Horn, along with Judd are in dialogue with nature and architecture. His work is in the permanent collections of most major national and international museums.
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