| FILTER RESULTS | × Close |
by Object Type (3)
by Object Type (3) Skip to Content
Ice and Shoots
2002
24 x 19 1/2 in. (60.96 x 49.53 cm)
Amy Kaufman (White Plains, New York, 1956 - )
Indestructible Wonder, April 18, 2016 - January 29, 2017, Second Floor, Central and North Galleries, San José Museum of Art.
New Year, New Gifts, December 16, 2006 – May 20. 2007, New Wing, Second Floor, North and South Metro A Galleries, San José Museum of Art.
Indestructible Wonder (2016-2017)
Amy Kaufman creates bold abstractions inspired by patterns found in nature. Though Kaufman does not cite her references, the lines that fill her canvases may suggest anything from tall stalks of grass and horizontal furrows in a field to ripples in water or the path of fireflies at night. She builds her relationship to nature by exploring proportion, rhythm, and repetition. While the dynamic and mesmerizing pattern of Ice and Shoots alludes undeniably to forms found in nature, Kaufman encourages viewers to make their own interpretations, thereby reinforcing the uniqueness of each person’s relationship to, and interaction with, the natural world.
New Year, New Gifts (2006-2007)
Like the notation of a musical composition, Kaufman's work generates a dynamic, visual rhythm through its carefully orchestrated design and studied manipulation of compositional elements. The repetition of soft vertical lines recalls the energy of the natura lworld, while her use of thin washes of paint, layered one upon the other, suggests the structural variation and subtle shifts of color that occur in nature.
Like the notation of a musical composition, Kaufman’s work generates a dynamic, visual rhythm through its carefully orchestrated design and studied manipulation of compositional elements. The repetition of soft vertical lines recalls the energy of the natural world, while her use of thin washes of paint, layered one upon the other, suggests the structural variation and subtle shifts of color that occur in nature.
| FILTER RESULTS | × Close |
by Object Type (3)
Ice and Shoots
Painting
200224 x 19 1/2 in. (60.96 x 49.53 cm)
Amy Kaufman (White Plains, New York, 1956 - )
Object Type: Painting
Medium and Support: Oil on panel
Credit Line: Gift of Barbara and William Hyland
Accession Number: 2003.06.01-.04
Exhibition
Indestructible Wonder, April 18, 2016 - January 29, 2017, Second Floor, Central and North Galleries, San José Museum of Art.
New Year, New Gifts, December 16, 2006 – May 20. 2007, New Wing, Second Floor, North and South Metro A Galleries, San José Museum of Art.
SJMA Label Text
Indestructible Wonder (2016-2017)
Amy Kaufman creates bold abstractions inspired by patterns found in nature. Though Kaufman does not cite her references, the lines that fill her canvases may suggest anything from tall stalks of grass and horizontal furrows in a field to ripples in water or the path of fireflies at night. She builds her relationship to nature by exploring proportion, rhythm, and repetition. While the dynamic and mesmerizing pattern of Ice and Shoots alludes undeniably to forms found in nature, Kaufman encourages viewers to make their own interpretations, thereby reinforcing the uniqueness of each person’s relationship to, and interaction with, the natural world.
New Year, New Gifts (2006-2007)
Like the notation of a musical composition, Kaufman's work generates a dynamic, visual rhythm through its carefully orchestrated design and studied manipulation of compositional elements. The repetition of soft vertical lines recalls the energy of the natura lworld, while her use of thin washes of paint, layered one upon the other, suggests the structural variation and subtle shifts of color that occur in nature.
Like the notation of a musical composition, Kaufman’s work generates a dynamic, visual rhythm through its carefully orchestrated design and studied manipulation of compositional elements. The repetition of soft vertical lines recalls the energy of the natural world, while her use of thin washes of paint, layered one upon the other, suggests the structural variation and subtle shifts of color that occur in nature.
Additional Images Click an image to view a larger version
Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions: - New Year, New Gifts San Jose Museum of Art , 12/16/2006 - 2/18/2000
Dimensions
- Image (each) Dimensions: 24 x 19 1/2 in. (60.96 x 49.53 cm)
Bibliography List
This object has the following bibliographic references: - Selections: The San Jose Museum of Art Permanent Collection. Selections: The San Jose Museum of Art Permanent Collection San Jose Museum of Art. San Jose, CA, 2004
Page Number: 126-127
Portfolio List Click a portfolio name to view all the objects in that portfolio
This object is a member of the following portfolios: 
Your current search criteria is: All Objects records and [Objects]Display Artist is "Amy Kaufman".