Allan D'Arcangelo
American, 1930-1998
Landscape, 1968
Acrylic on canvas
Buffalo-born artist Allan D'Arcangelo explored
the myth of the American expanse. During the
early 1960s, he began creating highly stylized
images of desolate highways as seen from a
first-person perspective.
As his practice progressed, D'Arcangelo removed
the most recognizable aspects of his highway
landscapes until he was left with interpretations
of the road lines and concrete barriers. Here, the
barriers are floating in empty space, with the
white of the background blending seamlessly
with the foregrounded objects. The large striped
forms cross in the middle as if to block our view
of what lies beyond.
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