Art Analysis: Richards Ruben

Richards Ruben’s Claremont I Richards Ruben is an abstract expressionist artist known for his heavy worked, vivid surfaces which don’t fall into the label of neither geometric nor gestural. His work, Claremont I, made in 1995, is a vivid example of his art style. His brusque movements, vibrant yet relaxing colors and their flow on the canvas, create a unique kind of harmony. Claremont I is a pretty impressive piece. The materials and the sized of the canvas do help to bring the beauty of the piece. Overall, the canvas is about 7x5 Ft, making it rather a large piece. Its size can make the viewer experience it in a different than what they would experience if the piece was smaller. Because of its size, we can pretty much see every detail on the canvas, the direction of the paint stokes, the texture, and how the colors try to blend with each other. The colors use on the piece work perfectly with each other. Even though they do not blend entirely into each other, the viewer can still see the certain areas in which the lighter colors try to blend into the darker ones. When it comes to the colors, the piece is divided into two different section. Light and dark, One color and various colors together, but overall, both
The viewer might not be certain about the real meaning behind the contrast, but it’s clearly by just looking at the picture that Ruben wanted to show some kind of difference between to, maybe unknown, opposite sides. A side that contains beauty, warmth, and plenty of different components adorning it. However, this beauty comes with rough and chaotic parts too. But regardless of this, it slowly merges into a different space, a darker yet calmer void which is a beautiful as the beginning. A side that regardless it darkness, it gives you this feeling of calmness that makes you just want to stare, stay still, and be absorbed by