Terry Winters Mimics Murmurations at Matthew Marks Gallery

Terry Winters’ paintings suggest an advanced mathematical diagram or plant cells under a microscope.

No matter what comes to mind, they affirm the American artist’s brilliance for reimagining existing imagery through abstract painting.

Winters’ exhibition, Point Cloud Pictures (1 May–29 June 2024), takes place at Matthew Marks Gallery‘s 523 West 24th Street location in New York. The show brings together new paintings on linen and paper in time for Frieze New York 2024 (1–5 May 2024).

The paintings take inspiration from three-dimensional modelling and point clouds—sets of data points in space often used to represent a 3D shape or object.

Winters’ ‘Point Cloud’ paintings envision ever-expanding depths, where multifaceted forms morph, expand, overlap, and pulsate. These abstract patterns, which appear as floating grid-like structures, are given zest and depth through vibrant pigment built up over layers of oil, resin, and wax.

In Point Cloud (4) (2023), Winters paints a series of crimson spots against a backdrop of deep blue. The interplay of these dots, varying in size and angle, creates the illusion of three-dimensionality. The amorphous arrangement conjures a flock of birds in murmuration, manoeuvring through a twilight sky.