KEN WADE
Part 3
Overlapping Hexagons

Effected by the work of Josef Albers and the American artist, Robert Swain, both who made extensive use of the square while brilliantly exploring the interplay of color, I to, along with several artists was attracted to a fixed format for exploring the phenomena & glories of color. I began doing hexagonal paintings early 1968. My first *Overlapping Hex was done in WestBeth, 1970. One day, nonchalantly holding 2 slides of the early overlap painting in my hand, one atop the other slightly askew, I suddenly saw new colors and most importantly—movement—back & forth—in & out of the picture plane that had excited me while drawing **Meditations on a Square—only now—I saw the same dynamic in color.

The Hallway show in 3 parts:

Part 1-March 2-31-Pencil on paper (1964 Tasmania).

Part 2— April 2-30. Pen & Ink on paper. Studying w/Tom Downing and seeing the works of Ken Noland, Tony Smith, Ronnie Bladen. (WashingtonDC 1967-69).

Part 3—A series of mono-print-drawings done not long after moving into WestBeth. (1970)

All work on paper for sale. POR Questions/comments contact: kenwade@me.com

BIO

Education

SUNY 1974 BFA 


Corcoran School of Art. 1966


Tasmanian School of Art 1963

Teaching

Figure Drawing , Parsons School of Design 1976-90
 Adjunct Professor of Art, Hunter College, NYC 1971-75

Selected Exhibitions

Argus Gallery, Melbourne, Australia, 1966


Corcoran Museum, Washington DC, 1968


Jefferson Place Gallery, Washington DC, 1968-69 


The Washington Painters. Baltimore Museum 


Julian Pretto, NYC 1974


OK Harris , 1975


Artist Space, NYC,1979 


Willard Gallery NYC, 1980 


The Pioneer Show, WestBeth Gallery, 
 2008 Sideshow Gallery,, Brooklyn NY. 2010
 Westbeth Gallery, NYC, 2010


Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus, 2011 
 Brick Gallery Hudson, NY 2012
 ATT Open Studio. NYC 2014


Extravaganzas of Obscurity Project Room, 2015
 Black & White Westbeth Gallery 2016