Ronald Davis: Words Index


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The Words . . .
Catalog Essays - One Man Shows	Catalogs Online	Articles and Reviews
Text versions of catalog essays from one-man exhibitions of Ronald Davis' work.	Scans of the original Ronald Davis one-man exhibitions catalogs posted here online.	Selected articles, collected from various catalogs, magazines, and newspapers.
Ronald Davis Is Not Doing What You're Seeing Untitled.Art Fair, Miami Basel Essay by Dave HickeyEssay by Ronald Davis: Forty Years of Abstraction – 1963-2002 Butler Institute of American Art Oct. 6 – Nov. 17, 2002 • Forword, by Lou Zona • Ronald Davis: The Essence of Abstractionby Ronnie Landfield. • A Painting’s Just Gotta Look Better Than the Wallpaper, by Ronald Davis. • When the illusion is lost, the art is hard to find . . . by Ronald Davis. Ronald Davis: Recent Abstractions 2001–2002 Denver University Art Gallery Sept. 13 thru Nov. 12, 2002 • Recent Abstractions 2001-2002, by Gwen Chanzit. Ronald Davis: The Dodecagons: 1968-69 BlumHelman Los Angeles, LA 15 September through12 October 1989 • Ronald Davis – Objects and Illusions by Barbara Rose. Finity/Infinity New York Academy of Science, NYC Sept. 23 – Dec. 5, 1986 • A Reflection on the Art of Ronald Davis by Hans Christian von Baeyer Ronald Davis Paintings University Gallery, San Diego State, CA February 1 thru March 2, 1980 • Making a Space, A Form, A World – The Paintings of Ronald Davis by Susan C. Larson • Ron Davis ‘Floater’ Paintings by Susan C. Larson Ronald Davis Paintings 1962–1976 The Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA July 13 thru September 5, 1980 Ronald Davis Paintings 1962–1976 Catalog essay by Charles Kessler • The Technique of Ronald Davis' Plastic Paintings Appendix essay by Ben B. Johnson	• Ronald Davis: Forty years of Abstraction – 1963-2002 Butler Institute of American Art Oct. 6 – Nov. 17, 2002 Catalogue of the forty painting retrospective at the Butler Institute of American Art. Contains the essay: Ronald Davis: The Essence of Abstraction, by Ronnie Landfield Two statements by the artist Forward by Dr. Lou Zona Many images. Download a .PDF version of the catalog. • Finity/Infinity New York Academy of Science, NYC Sept. 23 – Dec. 5, 1986 Catalogue for the exhibition at the New York Academy of Science. Essay by theoretical physicist Hans Christian von Baeyer. • Ronald Davis Paintings 1962-1976 The Oakland Museum July 13 – Sept. 5, 1976 Catalog for the twenty-five painting survey retrospective at the Oakland Museum in 1976. Essay by Charles Kessler • Ron Davis: Eight Paintings Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery Sept. 12 – Oct. 19, 1969 Catalog for the eight (early) painting exhibition at the University of Saskatchewan in 1969. Essay by Terry Fenton.	NEW: Artist Profile Master of Illusion Ronald Davis bends time, space, and form • TREND Magazine, Summer 2012 Article by Ric Lum Photos by Lee Clockman
		3D/CG Ronald Davis Three Dimensional Computer Graphics: 2004–07 Eight Modern, Taos, NM • THE Magazine Review by Richard Tobin
		--> Seminal Article Ronald Davis: The Slab Series: 1966 Tibor de Nagy, NYC Oct. 6 – October, 1966 • ARTFORUM Cover Article, 1966 • "Ronald Davis: Surface and Illusion" by Michael Fried
		Frederick R. Weisman Foundation 10th anniversary Exhibition, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA • Ronald Davis: White Lid, 1969 Ronald Davis: Seven Part Arch, 1969 San Jose Museum's 35th anniversary Exhibition • Catalog essay: Seven-Part Arch, 1977 Ronald Davis: Selected Paintings: 1974-2004 Dionisi Gallery, West Hollywood, CA Dec. 10, 2004 – Feb. 27, 2005 • ARTNews Review Review by Peter Frank Ronald Davis - The Music Series 1983-1985 Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, NM Dec. 10, 2004 – Feb. 27, 2005 • Splatterings, Spills are Unconscious Movements of Finely Honed, Higher Intelligence Review by Tom Collins • Magnetic North, Far From the Buzz by Elizabeth Cook-Romero Ronald Davis: Recent Abstractions 2001–2002 Denver University Art Galley Sept. 13 thru Nov. 12, 2002 • Artist Davis back from ‘exile’ with a celebration of shape Review by Mary Voelz Chandler • Painter Ronald Davis returns from obscurity Review by Kyle MacMillian • ARTBEAT by Michael Paglia Ronald Davis - Hinge Series 2002 Bareiss Gallery, Taos, New Mexico August 3 – Sept. 17, 2002 • Ron Davis: New Work Article by Rick Romancito • Escaping the Canvas by Tom Collins Ronald Davis - Wax Series: 1995-96 Jaquelin Loyd Gallery, Rancho de Taos, New Mexico August 3 – Sept. 17, 2002 • Wax Series Review by Christine Hemp • Abstract illusionism and the mind of Ron Davis Review by Joanne Froman Ron Davis' Illusionism Online article by the Professor of Psychology • An online Note on Ron Davis' Illusionism, 1997 Notes by Benjamin Backus • Art Inc.: American Paintings From Corporate Collections Essay ART – PAINTING Time Magazine Article June 28, 1968 • A Bird's & Worm's Eye View
Artist's Statements	Bibliography
Just a few words by and from the artist.	Listing of published words.
Ronald Davis: Forty Years of Abstraction – 1963-2002 Butler Institute of American Art Oct. 6 – Nov. 17, 2002 • A Painting’s Just Gotta Look Better Than the Wallpaper • When the illusion is lost, the art is hard to find . . . • "Path to the Dodecagons," 1976 • Sedona Show Statement, 1987 • How do you Make Them?, 1976 • "Sometimes I fall into a crack," 1964	Ronald Davis: Selected Bibliography – 1964-2007