Christopher Wool

Christopher Wool was someone I began looking at since he had a similar process of combining printmaking and painting. Aesthetically, I don't particularly care for his work, but the paintings contain all the attributes of successful abstraction. This is the probably the most interesting aspect of his work, its almost amateurish, provisional aesthetic against his obvious successes with high concept. i f you spend any more than 5 seconds with these works, the movement, layered space, and depth all become readily apparent. And that is kind of the greatest accomplishment of his work, the creation of what we consider to be smart and successful works which appear unassuming and painfully simple at first glance.