2021
Exceptional color combinations balanced with loosely configured shapes define the abstract geometric art of noted painter and typographer Robert Petrick. Through his rhythmic and lyrical abstract paintings, Petrick explores avant-garde style while establishing a link between the street culture of the East Village in New York City and the beauty of language.
Born in 1945, Petrick won a high school scholarship to study at Philadelphia’s Tyler School of Art, now the Tyler School of Art and Architecture at Temple University. In 1983, he moved to New York City, where he became immersed in developing his unique artistic style, based on the New York School of Abstract Expressionism, as coined by the artist Robert Motherwell in 1949.
The following year, Petrick gained critical attention for two designs he stenciled on the walls of New York’s Avenue B. Titled EXIT/EXIST and NOWHERE/NOW HERE, the works were featured in Vogue magazine and recognized by critics as compelling graffiti art.
Throughout his distinguished career, Petrick’s figurative paintings, still-life works and graphic designs have been featured on album covers and in commercial projects. His series include Shape, Gesture, Graffiti and the recent City Block, in which Petrick conveys the atmosphere of the East Village with color, shapes, energy and density.
Petrick has exhibited in solo and group gallery shows throughout New York. His works are also in demand with collectors of 20th- and 21st-century abstract art.
On 1stDibs, discover a range of Robert Petrick’s paintings.
City Block Series #1, East Village New York (Geometric Abstract)
By Robert Petrick
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Robert W. Petrick - City Block Series #1 2021 Acrylic on canvas 40 x 30 x 1.5 inches East Village New York Geometric Abstract Stretched Painting Robert Petrick's paintings create ...
Acrylic
City Block Series #3, East Village New York (Geometric Abstract)
By Robert Petrick
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Robert W. Petrick - City Block Series #3 2021 Acrylic on canvas 40 x 30 x 1.5 inches East Village New York Geometric Abstract Stretched Painting Robert Petrick's paintings create ...
Acrylic
City Block Series #2, East Village New York (Geometric Abstract)
By Robert Petrick
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Robert W. Petrick - City Block Series #2 2021 Acrylic on canvas 40 x 30 x 1.5 inches East Village New York Geometric Abstract Stretched Painting Robert Petrick's paintings create ...
Acrylic
Shadow City, East Village New York / Geometric Abstract
By Robert Petrick
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Robert W. Petrick Shadow City, 2022 acrylic on canvas 54x40x1.5 inches NYC, 2nd street studio Colorful geometric abstract acrylic painting on canvas. Robert Petrick's paintings create a link between the artist culture of the East Village, where he has lived for 31 years, and the power of symbols, geometry, and language. This work captures the excitement of the East Village in its color, shapes, energy and density. -- In 1984, Petrick stenciled two designs on walls along Avenue B. Capturing a moment in time, EXIST / EXIT and NOWHERE / NOW HERE were photographed and featured in Vogue magazine. The images presented graffiti as art, a concept that was gaining international attention after the release of Charlie Ahearn...
Canvas, Acrylic
Sub-Series Underground Composition #8, East Village NYC Geometric Abstract
By Robert Petrick
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Robert W. Petrick Sub-Series Underground composition #8, 2022 acrylic on canvas NYC, 2nd street studio Colorful geometric abstract acrylic painting on canvas. Robert Petrick's pain...
Acrylic, Canvas
Come Again from the Construction Series, Geometric Abstract Painting
By Robert Petrick
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Robert W. Petrick Come Again Construction Series East Village NYC , 2022 acrylic on canvas NYC, New York, 2nd street studio Colorful geometric abstract acrylic painting on canvas fr...
Canvas, Acrylic
'Sync' Abstract Geometric Painting
By Doug Frohman
Located in Rye, NY
“SYNC" is one of the later pieces in the “EQUATIONS” series (2012-15). The elements in the series finds bold, flat colored planes surrounding a large, open square in the ...
Oil, Canvas
Reality Large Geometric Abstract Oil Paining
By Maximo Caminero
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Reality Artist signed lower right corner and back, canvas 43"x95"x1.5 Maximo Caminero Born in the Dominican Republic in 1962. Artist, self-taught formation. He made his first...
Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
American MCM Abstract Geometric Original Large Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist oil painting. Oil on canvas. Measuring: 22 by 30 inches overall. Unsigned. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.
Oil, Canvas
A Subtle and Refined Modern Abstract Geometric Painting by ID Artist Eugene Dana
By Eugene Dana
Located in Chicago, IL
A subtle, refined Abstract Geometric Modern painting by notable Chicago Institute of Design artist Eugene Dana. Acrylic on canvas, titled: "Homage to Boutet de Monvel". Artwork si...
Canvas, Acrylic
Original Painting on Canvas Titled: PDP441ct10 2010 30 x 40
By Cecil Touchon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Painting on canvas, signed verso Cecil Touchon Born 1956 Austin, Texas is a contemporary American collage artist, painter, published poet and theorist living in Pagosa Springs, Co...
Oil
GRANADA - Modern Geometric Abstract Painting, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Rich Moyers
Located in Yardley, PA
TITLE: GRANADA - Modernist Geometric / Minimalist Abstract Painting MATERIALS: Acrylic Paint / Stretched Canvas SIZE: 12 x 9 x 1.5 Inches Deep Gallery Wrapped Canvas DETAILS: Th...
Acrylic
