DC Space Series, 1977-1979

DC Space Series, 1977–1979

Having returned to Washington, D.C. in 1977, Isham continued her explorations of chromatic airbrush work in mottled coloration—soft, cumulous cloud-like forms that populate a revived tondo format as well as the traditional rectangle. Deploying the word “space” in the title of the series, Isham evokes the sense of skyscape as well as the further reaches of metaphysical phenomena. As chromatic atmospheres, these works affect the viewer as other worldly, gossamer webs that evoke insubstantiality and what seems Isham’s drive to dematerialize the surface.

Featured

#150 DC Space — Tiger Cry, 1978. Acrylic on canvas, 54 7/8 x 74 7/8 (139.4 x 190.2 cm). Property of the Estate of Sheila Isham, New York. Available for loan or purchase through Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York.

A Lifeless Wave, 1978. Acrylic on canvas, 58 in. (147.3 cm) (diameter). Property of the Estate of Sheila Isham, New York. Available for loan or purchase through Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York.

#108, 1978. Acrylic on canvas. Property of the Estate of Sheila Isham, New York. Available for loan or purchase through Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York.

#136 Sagg, 1978. Acrylic on canvas, 58 in. (diameter). Private Collection

#146 DC Space — “The Grass Tried to Reach the Sky,” 1978. Acrylic on canvas, 62 3/4 x 44 in. (159.4 x 111.8 cm). Property of the Estate of Sheila Isham, New York. Available for loan or purchase through Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York.

Orange Desert Green, 1978. Acrylic on canvas, 76 in (diameter). Permanent collection of the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, New York. Image courtesy of the Sheila Isham Estate, New York.

#122, 1978. Acrylic on canvas, 86 1/2 in. Property of the Estate of Sheila Isham, New York. Available for loan or purchase through Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York.

Pierce Blue — Place Blue, 1978. Acrylic on canvas, 54 1/4 in. (137.8 cm) (diameter). Property of the Estate of Sheila Isham, New York. Available for loan or purchase through Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York.

#114 Tranquil Command, 1978. Acrylic on canvas, 81 ½ in. (207 cm) (diameter). Private collection.

DC Space Series, 1977-1979

DC Space Series, 1977–1979

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