Quote by Alex Katz

The publication presents a curated selection of diminutive paintings by Alex Katz, offering viewers the opportunity to explore the artist's creative process and stylistic development on a more personal scale. These smaller works provide insight into Katz's methodical approach to composition and his exploration of portraiture and landscape subjects. The collection, assembled by Paul J. Schupf, illustrates how the artist distilled his visual vocabulary into more concentrated formats. Through thesecompact paintings, viewers can observe Katz's distinctive flatness of form, his bold use of color, and his characteristic simplification of visual information that has defined his decades-long career in American figurative painting. more