Nathan Frey

I have the duty of describing the experience of looking at these paintings: When considering all of the paintings together, there are groups that cluster together, because of their particular motifs or compositions. However, the cohesion of the entire group is dependent on the perceptual depth and the mark. When reading the paintings, I am first struck with the manner in which the pigments vibrate. This vibration creates a particular perceptual depth. Therefore, the paintings are neither flat, nor do they have a deep three dimensional space carved into them. This particular depth is most common to "Color Field" painting. Color Field painting, via this perceptual depth, presents me with a vantage point for reading these paintings. Perception is the act of looking. To view critically, we must be conscious of our position as the viewer.

After noticing the perceptual depth, of the painting, I notice the mark. Once the mark is realized, I can no longer sustain the position that I am viewing a Color Field painting. The mark is short, repetitive, and structured. These marks are what make the pigments vibrate. They are records of their own creation.