"My approach tends to be from experiments. I need the challenge. If I know how to do something well, there's no need to do it all the time because it becomes a little monotonous. So I like to find a challenge."
"Untitled (Big Sea #1)" (1969)
"Untitled (Big Sea #1)," 1969
Graphite on acrylic ground on paper, 34 1/8 x 45 1/4 inches
Private collection
Courtesy McKee Gallery, New York
Graphite on acrylic ground on paper, 34 1/8 x 45 1/4 inches
Private collection
Courtesy McKee Gallery, New York
"I try to make a piece that’s strong and thorough and doesn’t jump off the paper. It’s neither ocean nor a piece of paper. It becomes a third thing."
- Vija Celmins



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