The Painting Report: Richard Anuszkiewicz

Richard Anuszkiewicz a pioneering practitioner of OpArt (Optical Art) died on May 19th, 2020 at his home in N.J.. He was 89. Born in 1930 in Erie PA, Anuszkiewicz was a student of the great German/American color theorist, Josef Albers. His studies with Albers set the stage for his life long exploration of the contextual relationships of color. Through this lens Anuszkiewicz explored light, chroma, and line, creating sophisticated but playful work. “Color function becomes my subject matter, and its performance is my painting.”