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Lynne Golub Gelfman  “Miami South Beach”, 1984 Acrylic on Paper, by Lynne Golub Gelfman American, (b. 1944) A prolific Contemporary American abstract painter, Gelfman is best known for her obsession with color, pattern, and texture. Her early paintings were influenced by African and Columbian textiles that rely on memory of the grid with colorful interlocking repetitious patterns. A Miami resident born in New York and educated at Sarah Lawrence College and Columbia University, Gelfman initially painted grids and carefully controlled patterns of triangles. She later shifted to a more abstract expressionist style working from memory of rigid geometry yet capable of producing a “skyride of color.” In this work, Gelfman depicts the kaleidoscope of crowded images and syncopated patterns of the gaudy and vulgar aspects of downtown Miami with its harsh tropical light and Latin rhythm. It is an emotional work where the grid underlies her expressionist yet controlled passion for pattern and color. Works Held in the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Detroit Institute of Arts, Norton Museum of Art, The Baltimore Museum of Art, Lowe Art Museum, Miami Art Museum, and Columbia University Museum. 2004 Gift to the Museum from Mr. Thomas Bouckaert. Previous • Back to List • Next |