David Rothermel: Portals

March 5, 2022 through April 5, 2022

  • David Rothermel

    "PORTALS"

  • Each painting utilizes a format of modular panels of layered colors and tones. These compositions possess a deceptively simple quality that keeps the viewer engaged and centered.

     

  • My panels work as a modular system. I’m able to exchange one for another with the goal of making the...

    My panels work as a modular system. I’m able to exchange one for another with the goal of making the finished painting breathe. Through the painting process, relationships are built between the panels — I get them dating and then I get them married to each other.

     

  • A painting is not complete until it has spatial continuity. This is only achieved when its elements “push-and-pull” like moving...

    A painting is not complete until it has spatial continuity. This is only achieved when its elements “push-and-pull” like moving in and out of a portal. When the viewer interacts with the paintings, they ultimately become passageways through which one’s perceptions can travel.

     

  • "My paintings' primary reason for being is to reveal the sublime." -David Rothermel
    • David Rothermel Safari, 2022 Acrylic on panel 48 x 108 inches
      David Rothermel
      Safari, 2022
      Acrylic on panel
      48 x 108 inches
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    • David Rothermel Aztec, 2016 Acrylic on panel 74 x 56 inches
      David Rothermel
      Aztec, 2016
      Acrylic on panel
      74 x 56 inches
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    • David Rothermel Calico, 2017 Acrylic on panel 62 X 47 inches
      David Rothermel
      Calico, 2017
      Acrylic on panel
      62 X 47 inches
    • David Rothermel Primrose Point, 2019 Acrylic on panel 50 X 62.25 inches
      David Rothermel
      Primrose Point, 2019
      Acrylic on panel
      50 X 62.25 inches
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    • David Rothermel Autumn Primer, 2019 Acrylic on panel 50 x 38 inches
      David Rothermel
      Autumn Primer, 2019
      Acrylic on panel
      50 x 38 inches
    • David Rothermel Subtle Reprieve, 2019 Acrylic on Panel 50 x 38 inches
      David Rothermel
      Subtle Reprieve, 2019
      Acrylic on Panel
      50 x 38 inches
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    • David Rothermel Royal Flush, 2021 Acrylic on panel 50 x 38 inches
      David Rothermel
      Royal Flush, 2021
      Acrylic on panel
      50 x 38 inches
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    • David Rothermel Autumn Shadows, 2019 Acrylic on panel 50 x 38 inches
      David Rothermel
      Autumn Shadows, 2019
      Acrylic on panel
      50 x 38 inches
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