Robert Sagerman: Permutation as Refinement
Robert Sagerman: Permutation as Refinement
Robert Sagerman: Permutation as Refinement
Robert Sagerman: Permutation as Refinement
Robert Sagerman: Permutation as Refinement
Robert Sagerman: Permutation as Refinement
Robert Sagerman
32,635, 2020
oil on linen
60h x 54w in
RSa038
Robert Sagerman
32,635 (detail), 2020
oil on linen
60h x 54w in
Robert Sagerman
22,579, 2020
oil on linen
48h x 46w in
RSa030
Robert Sagerman
22,579 (detail), 2020
oil on linen
48h x 46w in
RSa030
Robert Sagerman
24,218, 2020
oil on linen
48h x 46w in
RSa037
Robert Sagerman
24,218 (detail), 2020
oil on linen
48h x 46w in
Robert Sagerman
19,971, 2020
silicone, pigment on canvas
41h x 71w in
RSa027
Robert Sagerman
19,971 (detail), 2020
silicone, pigment on canvas
41h x 71w in
Robert Sagerman
15,045, 2020
oil on linen
39h x 35w in
RSa031
Robert Sagerman
15,045 (detail), 2020
oil on linen
39h x 35w in
Robert Sagerman
11,836, 2020
oil on canvas
36h x 60w in
RSa028
Robert Sagerman
11,836 (detail), 2020
oil on canvas
36h x 60w in
Robert Sagerman
7,505, 2020
silicone, pigment on linen
26h x 25w in
RSa032
Robert Sagerman
8,798, 2020
oil on linen
26h x 25w in
RSa033
Robert Sagerman
3,511, 2020
silicone, pigment on linen
12h x 12w in
RSa036
Robert Sagerman
5,304, 2020
oil on linen
26h x 25w in
RSa035
Robert Sagerman
8,523, 2020
oil on linen
26h x 25w in
RSa034
Robert Sagerman
6,021, 2020
silicone, pigment on linen
26h x 25w in
RSa029
Cris Worley Fine Arts is pleased to announce our second solo exhibition of oil paintings by gallery artist Robert Sagerman. Permutation as Refinement, opens with an artist’s reception on Saturday, February 15th from 5:30 - 8:30pm. The artist will be in attendance and will participate in an artist's talk at 5:30pm.
Robert Sagerman’s densely layered impasto paintings swirl and gradate in brilliant hues of oil or silicone, hand milled by the artist from elemental pigments. Sagerman methodically places each stroke with a palette knife, keeping a ledger of the thousands upon tens-of-thousands of marks, which eventually correspond to the title of the completed work. This disciplined method of working parallels Sagerman’s scholarly inquiries applied to his own artistic practice.
The show’s title, Permutation as Refinement, directly correlates to the artist’s personal interest in the practices of Medieval Mysticism, an area in which he is a published PhD. The Hebrew word for "permutation," refers to the meditative, creative process of letter combination. The same word is used to convey "refinement", which in this context refers to the literal purification of metals in fire, as well as the metaphorical trial of facing the inner self, with regards to the creative process.
Robert Sagerman was born in Queens, NY and currently works in Jersey City, NJ. He received his BFA and MFA 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).
