"Corner of Room", Abstract Painting in Original Frame by Roland Wise
A striking large-scale abstraction by American painter Roland Wise, Corner of Room reimagines the familiar contours of domestic space. The work hums with an underlying vitality, its subdued tones animated by dynamic brushwork and shifting light. The suggestion of tables and chairs emerges through abstraction, revealing Wise’s instinct for balance between structure and spontaneity - an approach that captures the movement of lived space and the lingering energy within it.
Roland Wise (1923-2005)
Roland Wise was a painter born in San Francisco, California in 1923. He studied at the Art Students League in New York before receiving his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg in 1955 and his Master’s degree from New York University in 1958. Wise taught at the University of Manitoba from 1951-1955 before moving to the State University College at Buffalo (now SUNY Buffalo State University) where he taught from 1955 until his retirement in 1992.
Wise is most well-known for his abstracted interiors and still lives. His work has been shown in solo exhibitions at the More Rubin Gallery and the James Goodman Gallery in Buffalo, and at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery and the Burchfield Penney Art Center. His work was also included in exhibitions at the Ruth White Gallery in New York, the Vanguard Gallery in New London, Connecticut, and at Canadian art museums in Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg, St. Catherines, and Vancouver.
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