2017
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.
Cold Fusion 2
By Robert Petrick
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Cold Fusion 2" Stripe infusion Series 2017 acrylic on canvas 18X18" Signed, dated and titled on the reverse side Robert Petrick's paintings create a link between the street cultu...
Acrylic
Cold Fusion#20, East Village, New York
By Robert Petrick
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Robert W. Petrick Cold Fusion #20, 2022 Acrylic on canvas 27" x 27" x 1” 2022 NYC, 2nd street studio This acrylic painting on canvas is gestural in nature, with a surreal cityscap...
Acrylic
Coincidence, Geometric Abstract Series
By Robert Petrick
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Robert W. Petrick Coincidence Geometric Abstraction East Village NYC, 2022 acrylic on canvas New York, 2nd street studio Colorful geometric abstract ...
Canvas, Acrylic
Negative Blue
By Robert Petrick
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Negative Blue" Soft Geometry Series 2017 OIL on canvas 24X24" Signed, dated and titled on the reverse side Robert Petrick's paintings create a link between the street culture of ...
Oil
Negative Space #12
By Robert Petrick
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Robert Petrick's paintings create a link between the street culture of the East Village, where he has lived for 31 years, and the power of language, which he has worked with his enti...
Canvas, Acrylic
Negative Space #1
By Robert Petrick
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Robert Petrick's paintings create a link between the street culture of the East Village, where he has lived for 31 years, and the power of language, which he has worked with his enti...
Between The Lines III
By Don Wunderlee
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: abstract with blocks of expressive colors between crisp lines revealing two modes yin/yang unity yet distinction Words that describe this piece: geometric,grid,a...
Acrylic, Wood
Vertical Abstract Geometric Composition
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold abstract composition by an unknown artist, "Moriarty". Signed on verso. Presented flush mounted to a wood frame.
Oil, Wood Panel
AC 2-2
By David Kupferman
Located in West Hollywood, CA
ABOUT THE ARTWORK “AC 2-2” by artist David Kupferman is a lyrical abstract painting that beautifully combines various elements to explore the idea of u...
Acrylic
Beginnings - Abstract Geometric Acrylic Painting
By Glenn Fischer
Located in Boston, MA
Beginnings 36.0 x 36.0 x 2.0, 3.0 lbs Acrylic Hand signed by artist Artist's Commentary: "Glenn Fischer is an abstract artist working in collage and painting to create geometric-...
Acrylic
American Abstract Contemporary Art by Paul Lorenz - January 30, No. 2
By Paul Lorenz
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil, casein & ink on panel Paul Lorenz is an American artist born in 1961 who lives & works in Buckeye, AZ, USA. With an education in Bauhaus architecture, fine art, and music compo...
Ink, Oil, Casein, Panel
Light Echoes, Abstract Painting
By Patrick Duffy
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Patrick Duffy uses abstraction to create a dialogue between the imagination and remove the limiting barriers of distance and dimension. He cleverly use...
Acrylic
