Skip to content
Robert Sagerman: Small Gestures, and the Fullness of Fields April 7 – May 12, 2018

Robert Sagerman: Small Gestures, and the Fullness of Fields
April 7 – May 12, 2018

Robert Sagerman: Small Gestures, and the Fullness of Fields April 7 – May 12, 2018

Robert Sagerman: Small Gestures, and the Fullness of Fields
April 7 – May 12, 2018

Robert Sagerman: Small Gestures, and the Fullness of Fields April 7 – May 12, 2018

Robert Sagerman: Small Gestures, and the Fullness of Fields
April 7 – May 12, 2018

Robert Sagerman: Small Gestures, and the Fullness of Fields April 7 – May 12, 2018

Robert Sagerman: Small Gestures, and the Fullness of Fields
April 7 – May 12, 2018

Robert Sagerman: Small Gestures, and the Fullness of Fields April 7 – May 12, 2018

Robert Sagerman: Small Gestures, and the Fullness of Fields
April 7 – May 12, 2018

Robert Sagerman: Small Gestures, and the Fullness of Fields April 7 – May 12, 2018

Robert Sagerman: Small Gestures, and the Fullness of Fields
April 7 – May 12, 2018

Robert Sagerman, 20,029, 2018

Robert Sagerman

20,029, 2018

oil on canvas

54h x 76w in

RSa017

Robert Sagerman, 6,905, 2016

Robert Sagerman

6,905, 2016

oil on canvas

26h x 25w in

RSa019

Robert Sagerman, 10,789, 2017

Robert Sagerman

10,789, 2017

silicone, pigment on canvas

39h x 35w in

RSa015

Robert Sagerman, 42,163, 2017

Robert Sagerman

42,163, 2017

oil on canvas

76h x 64w in

RSa001

Robert Sagerman, 13,869, 2017

Robert Sagerman

13,869, 2017

silicone, pigment on canvas

48h x 46w in

RSa016

Robert Sagerman, 20,528, 2018

Robert Sagerman

20,528, 2018

oil on canvas

39h x 35w in

RSa009

Robert Sagerman, 10,882, 2014

Robert Sagerman

10,882, 2014

oil on canvas

26h x 25w in

RSa021

Robert Sagerman, 13,387, 2018

Robert Sagerman

13,387, 2018

oil on canvas

39h x 35w in

RSa022

Press Release

Cris Worley Fine Arts is pleased to announce our first solo exhibition of oil paintings by gallery artist Robert Sagerman. Small Gestures, and the Fullness of Fields, opens with an artist’s reception on Saturday, April 7th, and will run through May 12th, 2018. The artist will be in attendance for the opening reception. 

In this recent body of work, Sagerman explores new and expanded color combinations as each of his “small gestures” build upon the canvas’ field. While the artist is deeply influenced by Minimalism, and “field” painting in particular, Sagerman says, “My own work, as Cris Worley pointed out to me in conversation not long ago, is far more "maximalist" in nature. This, in part, is that to which the exhibition title alludes. The field paintings that I make partake of a "fullness". Of course, these paintings are full of thick paint, and they are also full of "small gestures". These thickly applied impasto paintings evolve from thousands upon tens-of-thousands of strokes meticulously made with a palette knife, the title of each work corresponding to the number of marks within. So layered are the canvases, that the artist hand mills his own oil paint from elemental pigments. His disciplined method of working directly correlates to his personal interest in the practices of Medieval Mysticism, an area in which he is a published PhD.

Robert Sagerman was born in Queens, NY and currently works in Jersey City, NJ. He received his BFA (1990) and MFA (1998) from Pratt Institute. He also holds an MS in Art History from Pratt Institute as well as an MA in Religious Studies and a PhD in Hebrew and Judaic Studies from New York University. Sagerman’s work has been reviewed by Art in America, NY Arts Magazine, Kunstforum International, Art News and the Atlanta Journal Constitution among many others. His work is in the public collections of the Portland Art Museum (Portland, OR), The Karl Ernst Osthaus-Museum (Hagen, Germany), and the Museum Für Konkrete Kunst (Ingolstadt, Germany).

Back To Top