Connecting the Dots

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While Gagosian's gone all steroidal for the spots of a certain British artist, I wanted to see who else was working within the visual idiom of discs and dots.

What I found will come as no suprise to anyone who gets out to the galleries regularly. There's a huge range of interesting work that is spot on without being hyped.

David Headley, History of Polka Dots #6, 2003, acrylic on canvas, 54 x 65 inches
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Julian Jackson, Galaxy, 2003, painted stones on boulder, dimensions variable

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Elizabeth Riley, Circle Wall, 2010, inkjet prints of circular video stills on roll paper, video projector and live video, 118 x 161 x 36 inches

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Jessica Snow, Dot..dot..dot.., 2011, acrylic on panel, 18 x 24 inches
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Gwyneth Leech, Cup of the Day #99, 2011, colored india ink on upcycled white paper cup, installation at the Flatiron Prow Space, New York City, up through February 18
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Lisa Dahl, News House: Port St. Lucie, Florida (July 30), 2009, acrylic on archival print, 8 x 10 inches

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Mark Wethli, Chant, 2010, acrylic on wood panel, 20 x 15 inches

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Julie Gross, #170, 2011, gouache on paper, 18 x 18 inches

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Jill Vasileff, Pink Hum, 2011, acrylic on tree branches, 18 x 18 inches but dimensions variable

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Jon Coffelt, Fire Engine Red Cosmos on Bird on Egg Blue Field, 2011, acrylic on canvas, 2011

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Julie Miller, o (21), ink on paper, 13.5 x 5.75 inches; courtesy of Steven Zevitas Gallery
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Chris Twomey, CheeriOpus #7, Birds Nest Mutation (peach), 2003, print, 26 x 26 inches

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Nobu Fukui, Fading into History, 2010, mixed media on panel, 48 x 48 inches; courtesy of the Stephen Haller Gallery, New York City
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Amy Cheng, Topkapi, 2011, oil on canvas, 28 x 36 inches

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Rachael Wren, Specimen, 2011, oil on linen, 20 x 20 inches

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Larry Schulte, Circles, 2007, unique screen print, 11.5 x 6 inches

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Diane Ayott,  Dizzy, 2009, mixed media on paper, 22 x 15 inches

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Laura Moriarty, Untitled, 2012, encaustic, 5 x 7 x 1.5 inches

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John Dempcy, Ex Vivo 41, acrylic on panel, 6 x 6 inches; courtesy of  Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson

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Alan Shields, Handle with Care #2, 1989, acrylic and thread on canvas, 70.75 x 70.5 inches; photographed at the Greenberg Van Doren Gallery at Art Basel Miami Beach, 2011

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Poul Gernes, Untitled (tic tac toe painting), 1966-67, enamel on masonite, 48 x 48 inches; via the website of  Galleri Bo Bjerggaard, Copenhagen

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Mira Schor, detail from series, Funnyish, 1997, ink on rice paper.

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.Lori Ellison, Untitled, 2002, ink on paper, 11 x 8.5 inches; at McKenzie Fine Art, New York City, through February 11

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Anonymous artist, Tantra Painting, 2002, Rajasathan, unspecified paint on found paper, 14 x 10 inches; at Feature Inc., New York City, through February 12.

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Ruth Hiller, ♑, 2012, encaustic on panel, 24 x 12 inches

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Leslie Wayne, Love in the Afternoon #110, 2004, oil on panel, 6 x 4.5 inches

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Martin Bromirski, Untitled, 2006; acrylic, cut paper, and sand on canvas, 8 x 16 inches

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Andrew Masullo, 5153, oil on canvas, 10 x 8 inches; courtesy of Steven Zevitas Gallery, Boston.

Joanne Mattera, Cera 34, 2000, encaustic on panel, 24 x 24 inches; courtesy of Arden Gallery, Boston.

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Marc Salz, Playtime, 2009, oil on gessoed ragboard, 18 x 16 inches

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John Tallman, Untitled, acrylic on plaster, 6 x 4 inches

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Fran Shalom, Untitled, 2010, oil on wood

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Fred Gutzeit, LM SigNature,  2011, acrylic on paper on foam core,

15 x 12 inches

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Lisa Zukowski, In Suspension, 2009, monotype, 13 x 10 inches

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Gregory Wright, Visceral Response, 2010; encaustic, pigment, oil, shellac on birch, 40 x 36 inches

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Jane Guthridge, Warm Earth, 2008, monotype, 9 x 28 inches

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Sarah Hinckley, Everyone's Got the Change, 2010, oil on linen,

24 x 18 inches

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Nancy Olivier, Protective Coloration, 2006, acrylic on wood, 8 x 6 inches

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Elise Rugolo, Levitate, 2010, mixed media, 6 x 6 inches..

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.Altoon Sultan, #42, 2011, egg tempera and hand-dyed wool on linen, 12.25 x 15 inches.

.Peg Grady, Circle Game, 2011, beet juice and thread on parchment, 12 x 12 inches

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Susan Schwalb, Phase X, 1984; silverpoint, acrylic, fire, smoke on clay-coated paper, 36 x 24

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.Cherie Mittenthal, Zero, 2011, encaustic on panel, 12 x 12 inches

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Gudrun Mertes Frady, Random Moves, ink on layered mylar, 19 x 24 inches

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Ravenna Taylor, Sussurus, 2010, sumi ink, 11.5 x 14.5 inches

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Toby Sisson, Untitled, 2010; encaustic, ol and charcoal, 22 x 22 

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Paul Rinaldi, 8, 2011-12, encaustic on panel, 10.2 x

16.2 inches

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Dennis Meier,  Untitled, 2004, ink on paper, 12 x 15 cms. (app. 5 x 6 inches)

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Terry Ward, screen grab from a Facebook conversation about this post

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Nancy Natale, More Subliminal Thinking, 2009, mixed media construction, 20 x 16 inches

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..Barbara J. Carter, Straightening, 2011, acrylic on newsprint on canvas, 36 x 36 inches

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J. T. Kirkland, Synapse, hand-drilled holes in poplar, 23 x 23 x 1.5 inches

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Fanne Fernow, Monkey Mind, encaustic and paper, 20 x 40 inches

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Grace DeGennaro, Weaving Study (Indigo), 2011, watercolor on Okawara paper, 26 x 16 inches

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Mary Judge, Untitled, 2008, relief print on metal plates on handmade paper, 48 x 48 inches

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Oriane Stender, Untitled thread drawing (Eye), 2011, thread on photo, 8.5 x 11inches

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Thanks to everyone who sent in images. Your participation was much appreciated. There were many more images than I could possibly fit into this post (Blogger goes a little crazy when I try to put in more than 50 images). Perhaps next time . . .