The Idea of Undoing
The Idea of Undoing
The Idea of Undoing
The Idea of Undoing
The Idea of Undoing
untitled, 2017
untitled, 2014
untitled, 2019
“Untitled” 2007
Acrylic on Canvas, 36” x 60”
“Tree” 1992
Oil Paint on Canvas, 42 ½” x 61 ¼ “
“Untitled” 2006
Acrylic on Canvas, 48” x 36”
“Untitled” 2006
Acrylic on Canvas, 48” x 48”
“Dream” 1994
Oil Paint on Canvas, 60” x 60”
“Untitled” 2006
Acrylic on Canvas, 48” x 68”
“Untitled” 2009
Acrylic on Canvas, 48” x 68”
“Untitled (B #7)” 2000
Acrylic Paint on Paper, 22” x 30”
“Untitled (B #12)” 2000
Acrylic Paint on Paper, 22” x 30”
“Untitled (X #1)” 2005
Acrylic on Paper, 30” x 22”
“Untitled (H #2)” 2002
Acrylic on Paper, 30” x 22”
“Untitled (H #8)” 2003
Oil Stick on Paper, 30” x 22”
“Untitled (H #6)” 2003
Acrylic on Paper, 30” x 22”
“Untitled (MB #25)” 2017
Acrylic & Spray Paint on paper, 20” x 15”
“Untitled (X #5)” 2012
Acrylic & Spray Paint on paper, 20” x 15”
“Untitled (SB #12)” 2012
Acrylic & Spray Paint on paper, 20” x 15”
“Untitled (SB #11)” 2012
Acrylic & Spray Paint on Paper, 20” x 15”
“Untitled (SB #8)” 2012
Acrylic & Spray Paint on paper, 20” x15”
“Untitled (SB #9)” 2012
Acrylic & Spray Paint on paper, 20” x 15”
“Untitled (SB #10)” 2012
Acrylic & Spray Paint on paper, 20” x 15”
Axis Gallery is pleased to present a selection of work from former Axis Gallery member, Phil Amrhein. The Idea of Undoing: a 25 year survey of the art of Phil Amrhein displays the evolution of Amrhein’s work over a 25 year period from early figurative paintings to current, black voids. His exploration of the aesthetics of black began as a rejection of decorative painting styles, rendering a canvas without a discernible reference by removing what is recognizable. Amrhein’s minimalist sensibility engages with the painting as a visual object which, according to the artist, “engages the eye more than the mind.” His paintings embrace nothing and reflect his process of destructive reduction, freeing the work from the constraints imposed byrepresentation.
Phil Amrhein is a graduate of UC Davis with an MA in studio art from CSU Sacramento. Phil is a practicing artist living in Sacramento, CA.