Paul Mogensen, no title (cobalt violet and cadmium yellow, sixteen square progression on the edges) (2019). Cobalt violet oil and cadmium yellow medium oil. 182.8 x 182.8 cm. © Paul Mogensen. Courtesy the artist, Blum & Poe, Los Angeles/New York/Tokyo, and Karma, New York.
Following the announcement towards the end of last year by Blum & Poe and Karma of their co-representation of the painter Paul Mogensen, Blum & Poe are presenting a retrospective of the artists' works in their Los Angeles space until 6 March.
While his works appear to reflect the minimalist tendencies of the post-war period, Mogensen rejects such categorisation in favour of the basic principles of geometry and colour, theorised by Russian artists and poets, Rodchenko and Tatlin.
His geometric forms are a product of mathematical ratios and numerical sequences, creating spiralling visual patterns and pathways, however his reductionist approach encourages your eyes to migrate around the canvas to form your own unique path to interpretation.
