We last reviewed Robert Richenberg�s work in his solo show at the now defunct MB Modern Gallery. The work in that show was more grid oriented leaving the impression that this represented the artist�s entire esthetic. This exhibition rectifies that situation and opens up the full range of Richenberg�s painting. To begin with, the work spans a period from the late forties to the late eighties and demonstrates a very wide range of experimentation. One consistency throughout is Richenberg�s interest in patterning. What�s interesting is the variety of ways this is applied

Robert Richenberg at David FIndlay Jr FIne Arts

Robert Richenberg (detail)  at David FIndlay Jr FIne Arts

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Robert Richenberg at David FIndlay Jr FIne Arts

throughout these paintings. In some pieces the grid is applied but in others the patterning suggests references to a Native American or African sensibility or even something just generically modern.

In some of the pieces up to the 80s Richenberg bumps up against figuration at times. But in the later 80s he crosses the line as is evident is small suite of paintings, which oddly are also devoid of color. Do these paintings represent a complete rebellion against the self?  Perhaps; or

Robert Richenberg at David FIndlay Jr FIne Arts

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