Stephen Antonakos
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Stephen Antonakos
1926-2013
Untitled (J#6 Berlin)
1980
Colored pencil on plastivellum.
17 x 14 inches (432 x 355 mm)
Gift of Michael A. and Juliet van Vliet Rubenstein.
2008.9
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A sculptor whose work typically includes colored neon light, Antonakos focused almost entirely on drawing during a six-month stay in Berlin in 1980, adopting the new medium of colored pencil on plastivellum, a French synthetic support that lends translucency and smooth texture to his work. "J#6" dates from that period and is an example of the close conceptual relationship between Antonakos's drawings and his neon sculptures. Its simplified composition reduced to a basic geometric form on a deep color field achieves a special luminosity from the shimmering effect of the small, irregular hatch marks of the background.
Inscription:
Signed across the bottom in graphite, "J#6 Antonakos 1980 Berlin".
Provenance:
The Drawing Room, East Hampton, NY; acquired by Michael and Juliet Rubenstein in 2007.
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