David Row (b. 1949) lives and works in New York City and Cushings Island, Maine. He received his BFA and MFA from Yale University in 1972 and 1974, respectively. Row's practice centers on abstract geometry and spatial relationships, using coordinates and notations from specific locations—his seventh-floor New York studio and the Maine coast—as generative starting points for his compositions. He builds form through densely layered strokes and overlapping lines applied to paper and canvas, creating highly textured surfaces that suggest three-dimensionality on flat grounds. His recurring vocabulary of zeroes and Xs morph throughout his work in various configurations, often accompanied by scribbled annotations and occasional newspaper transfers that anchor the abstraction to the external world. Row describes these drawings as homages to plein air practice and specific sites that hold strong personal inspiration.
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