Face
Primary
Nathan Oliveira
(Oakland, California, 1928–Palo Alto, California, 2010)
Printer
Joseph Zirker
(Los Angeles, California, 1924–)
NationalityAmerican, North America
Date1967
MediumLithograph
DimensionsSheet: 30 × 22 1/16 in. (76.2 × 56.1 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Gift of Charles and Dorothy Clark, G1969.7.8
Keywords
Rights Statement
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object numberG1969.7.8
On View
Not on viewOliveira negated the controlled, time-consuming process usually associated with print making by highlighting his loose, painterly gesture. Lithography appealed to him as an extension of painting, challenging him as it subverted his intentions and introduced elements he would not have arrived at on his own. The energy and spontaneity of his action leaves splatters and gives the image a haunting presence.
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