Rupert Deese at Nancy Hoffman Gallery January 11-February 5, 2001
The first exhibition of 2001 will be new tondo shaped paintings in plywood, painted in oil by Rupert Deese. The disks, with wave-like forms in varying pitch and intensity, are all of a pale cloud-like blue, all ranging in size from 54 to 58 inches.	Rupert Deese, FIVE WAVES NO. 1, oil on plywood, 58 inches diameter, 2000
Deese writes of his inspiration in creating this new series of paintings. "Some time ago, I noticed two large stained glass windows on the outside of a Second Avenue church. I could make out the images from the tracery built to support the glass. In the first window, the tracery depicted a radiant scene; a central light source emanating energy. This refulgence was depicted with an array of radial lines. The seated figure in the next window was also surrounded by an array of spoke-like lines. Yet these lines, identical to the set in the other window, suggested material being drawn in towards the center. Using the same visual tool, one icon emanated energy while the other icon attracted it. The same visual language expressed opposite qualities--out and in--indicating radiance in one work and indicating attraction in the next.	Rupert Deese, FIVE WAVES NO. 2, oil on plywood, 50 inches diameter, 2000
"The M & T paintings in this exhibition pair these two readings: the waves emanate from the center; the waves fall into the center. The waves come, go or vibrate in equilibrium. "Wave forms result from both expanding and contracting circumstances. Waves on a surface typically move away from a central disturbance like a raindrop or a swimmer. However, water rushing downhill or fluid spiraling towards a central low pressure will travel in waves.	Rupert Deese, SEVEN WAVES NO. 1, oil on plywood, 58 inches diameter, 2000
"The letters M & T refer to the Merced and Tuolumne Rivers in California's Sierra Nevada. The M & T wave shapes are drawn from observing fast liquid waves and slow geological undulations in the Sierra batholith. The shape of a mountain valley corresponds to the shape of a water wave trough; the landscape flows at a much slower speed but seems to obey similar rules of pitch and frequency. "The M & T paintings are preparatory to work incorporating these concentric waves with the circle-like shape of the Merced and Tuolumne headwaters."	Rupert Deese, SIX WAVES NO.1, oil on plywood, 54 inches diameter, 2000
Rupert Deese was born in Upland, California in 1952. He received his M.F.A. and B.A. degrees from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He was artist-in-residence at the Chinati Foundation, Marfa, Texas in 1994. His work has been shown at the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Connecticut; The Chinati Foundation; Crocker Art Gallery, California; Kohler Arts Center, Wisconsin; Nevada Museum of Art, Reno; New York State Museum, Albany; University Art Museum, State University of New York, Binghamton. His work is in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Nevada Museum of Art, Reno; Dow Jones and Prudential, both of New Jersey.	Rupert Deese, NINE WAVES NO. 1, oil on plywood, 54 inches diameter, 2000
Prints Surf Music The Center of the Lake Link to Rupert Deese's Artist Page Read Rupert Deese's Biography	Rupert Deese, TEN WAVES NO. 1, oil on plywood, 57 inches diameter, 2000