This fall, we are thrilled to be presenting an exhibition of paintings and works on paper by Colombian-born artist Fanny Sanín. Coordinated in conjunction with the Getty’s Pacific Standard Time LA/LA, this is the artist’s first solo exhibition in Los Angeles. The selection of works range from an early 1967 abstract expressionist-style painting to geometric hard-edge works from the 1970s to present day that are joyous in color and commanding in their embrace of minimalist forms and symmetry. 

The works on paper, or studies, reveal the process by which the paintings emerge. Before taking to the canvas, Sanín explores the formal aspects of color, shape, mass, composition and balance through a series of studies conducted on paper with acrylic. Once the desired composition is achieved, she then transposes it onto a canvas where the painting is finalized. 

A telling example of this process can be seen in the images pictured here. Beginning with the finished painting at the top (Acrylic No. 4, 1977), directly below are the various iterations that informed the final work. 

Fanny Sanín opens at L.A. Louver on Tuesday, September 12, 2017, 6-8pm. 

IMAGE: (top to bottom/left to right) Acrylic No. 4,1977, acrylic on canvas, 44 x 54 in. (111.8 x 137.2 cm); Study for Painting no. 4 (1B),1977, acrylic on paper Image: 5 ¾ x 7 ¼ in. (14.6 x 18.4 cm), Paper: 8 ¾ x 10 in. (22.2 x 25.4 cm); Study for Painting No. 4 (4),1977, acrylic on paper, Image: 5 ¾ x 7 ¼ in. (14.6 x 18.4 cm), Paper: 9 x 10 in. (22.9 x 25.4 cm); Study for Painting No. 4 (8),1977, acrylic on paper, Image: 5 7/8 x 7 ¼ in. (14.9 x 18.4 cm), Paper: 9 x 15 in. (22.9 x 38.1 cm)