Pat Lipsky's Dual New York Exhibitions Explore Color Abstraction Through Rigorous Painting

Pat Lipsky presents two concurrent exhibitions in New York during March and April 2003, demonstrating her commitment to color field painting traditions. At Elizabeth Harris Gallery from March 13 to April 12, and at L.I.C.K. at LTD Fine Art from March 21 to April 17, her work explores compositional structures through vertically aligned bands of oil pigment. These bands are broken mid-canvas and met with contrasting or similar colors, framed by subtle outlines and exposed raw canvas edges. Lipsky's paintings engage with historical abstract art, referencing Mondrian, Parisian purists, and New York color field traditions while establishing her individual vision. Specific works like Blue Border at Elizabeth Harris Gallery showcase her disciplined approach with blues, reds, and whites, functioning as a hinge between the two shows. Other paintings including Black Covert, Syncopated Black, Jump In, True Lad, Blue Grey Not Touching, Blues, Red Isn't Blue, and Chartres II explore varied palettes and spatial effects. Her process-based exploration reveals a procedural approach reminiscent of Francis Bacon's description of painting as a battle with the medium. The exhibitions confirm that New York color abstraction remains vital, with Lipsky pursuing challenging individual vision while creating fresh contemporary art.