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Forewarning (The Pandemic Series), 2022
ARTIST: Bill Hall, Born Alabama | Active Asheville, NC

Bill Hall's minimalist intaglio prints and collaged prints are tonal studies in contrast to darks and lights in geometric grids or in linear patterns that subtly reference and pay homage to the aesthetics of Barnett Newman. As a master intaglio printer at Pace Editions in New York for almost 30 years, Bill collaborated on hundreds of print editions and worked with many well-known artists, including Helen Frankenthaler, Jim Dine, Chuck Close, Mary Heilmann, Robert Mangold, and James Turrell. Hall says, "Contrary to a lot of minimalist art, I am not reaching for pure abstraction. Instead, I pose questions about reality with contrasts, random design, movement, and ambiguities. In my work, flat shapes move in or out of the picture plane. Surfaces are stained and scarred, as if seen from a topographical viewpoint. I often use grids to establish order, then employ random means, like the throw of dice, to bring tension and disorder." Hall retired from Pace Editions in 2015 an now lives and works in North Carolina. (Source: Momentum Gallery)

Linocut and etching collage
15 × 12 inches
Courtesy Momentum Gallery