Andrew Masullo at MARY BOONE GALLERY

After a several decade career as a committed abstractionist (albeit with personal quirks and whimsy), Andrew Masullo has achieved national and international attention with his inclusion in the 2012 Whitney Biennial, and with this one-man show at Mary Boone Gallery. Developing a recognizable style which melds formalist nonobjective design with the hot punchy color of Neo-Pop graphics, Masullo has become an exemplary practitioner of the New Abstraction.

[@andrewmasullo2978]

Thank you for sharing

[@jameskalmroughcut]

Hey @Andrew Masullo, you're welcome...JK

[@boandersson9134]

Very talanted and playful. Good luck

[@markpx]

I love these paintings! The way he plays with negative space and depth perception is witty and fascinating.

[@johntaylor771]

Masullo!what a fine painter.This is memorable stuff.

[@annelllivingston2797]

Loved seeing this show!!! Thanks.

[@michaelroberts8300]

Thank you James.

[@davidpaterno1444]

He worked hard to achieve the level of success he has today. I am not a fan of modern art but I know it has a following and there is good money in it. Although I was successful in my life in the arts, sciences and business I regret spreading myself too thin and pursuing a career in art like Masullo. Not everyone can do what he does and not everyone can do what I do, that makes the world a crazy world.

[@BILLKEGG]

James, thanks for covering Andrew's show. Love it! Your commentary is helpful and inspiring. Love the music too. What you do it so awesome! -BILL

[@chriserskineartist]

Thanks James and Kate

[@AlexSmusiak]

Great show, great paintings. Cool music...overall a great a ten minutes or so.

[@davidpaterno1444]

One thing I can tell you about Masullo, he never learned to sketch or draw. He was destined to be a linguist and decided on this career instead, and then became a success by marketing his increased works. He is good at what he does now because he has been doing it a long time. Back in HS he was not planning on this kind of career whatsover. It just stumbled on him and he stumbled on it.

[@superfly2449]

Gracias for the intro to Masullo

[@culturefan]

Thanks, great punchy colors.

[@gavinyates9189]

Thank you Kate, thank you everybody.

[@djcammack]

Thanks for introducing me to Andrew Masullo. Really nice work. The guy has a great imagination.

[@wblake1]

love it!!

[@davidmayhew4818]

James, you passed right by my favorite piece! And also. All he has to do is spread alittle modeling paste for an underpainting. Smooch it around, let it dry and viola! Some of these are too kitsch for me but some, many are very cool.

[@florinest]

He never uses modeling paste. The underpainting you see is a fuction of the months it sometimes takes to make the painting. Any shortcut for the appearance of underpainting would be a fraud.

[@artboy2]

I would be thrilled if my first year color/ design class made anything as inventive as these. These are smart, pared down goodness and yes, fun. "Visual wit" is a good term and I think a quality that is harder than it seems to create,

[@florinest]

How could your first year color/design class make anything as "inventive" as these, when it took Masullo over three decades out of art school to make these?!

[@hsojresyuh]

I'm not so sure it's a testament to his talent that he is showing at Mary Boone. I think it's a testament to the changing attitudes toward non-objective paintings. Not to say the attention he is receiving isn't deserved. I think it is. But T. Nozkowski and M. Heilmann, etc., have been paving the way for painters like Masullo. We need to thank galleries like Feature, Inc. for having their eyes open and giving people opportunities that the big galleries are hesitant to take a risk with.

[@florinest]

T. Nozkowski is a snooze.

[@larsetom1]

The band that opens this video: they are showing the influence of Morphine.

[@sonnycorbi6889]

clean clear awesome - a lesson to ponder - e=mc2 - distilled quantum -

[@chriserskineartist]

Amazing work. The small pieces are very powerful. I am curious if the blacks are true blacks or mixed with some colours? Can’t tell from the film.

[@florinest]

The blacks are true blacks. Ivory black. Never mixed.

[@jameskalmroughcut]

YAZ BAND. Captured live in Grand Central Station New York.

[@paulpellicci]

super....

[@hsojresyuh]

I actually think there is a ton of in-depth formal thinking here. When you say "vacant," what do you mean? This work is strictly formal and I enjoy them for their formal surprises, which I never get from Judd or Reinhardt. He isn't pretending that they are anything more and I love that directness. I do think, though, you're right that the arc of his career has been a bit stagnant, and that he needs to kick himself out of his comfort zone. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

[@artboy2]

and your take is just as valid as mine

[@hsojresyuh]

Have you ever checked out Josh Podoll at Feature, Inc., or Jered Sprecher at Jeff Bailey? Two younger painters with some prolific non-objective paintings, in my opinion. Jered just had a show come down last week that received a bunch of great press.

[@Art_Travel_and_Hobbys]

👍

[@davidmayhew8083]

Super. Working small is smart. Easy to deliver to gallery and less cost for storage. The Kohn thing bothers me. They stand up nicely without some religious narrative. Is Mary out of prison yet?

[@jameskalmroughcut]

Yes Mary Boone is out of prison, and performing community service. (But don't be surprised if she resurfaces with a new gallery...)

[@bazmak9798]

Decorative at best.......Americans have relegated fine art to the arts and crafts.......this is a fine example !!!

[@florinest]

Huh??? Duh!!!