#27 - 1968

Date1968

Maker Peter Young American, born 1940

Label TextPeter Young's interest in Native American art and his obviously handcrafted technique distinguished his work from the prevailing New York trend towards cool, geometric, and industrially fabricated art. Comprised of multiple individual brushmarks that evoke the "pointillism" of the neo-impressionists and aboriginal design as well, Young's dot paintings such as #27 were later described by the artist as "psychedelic painting"-a reference to the hallucinatory optical effects of these works, as well as the cultural movement of 1968, when they were made.

Object number86.137

ProvenanceMr. and Mrs. Robert B. Dootson, Bellevue, Washington; gifted to the Seattle Art Museum, October 6, 1986

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "International Abstraction: Making Painting Real", May 2, 2003 - February 29, 2004 Santa Barbara, California, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, "The Seattle Show," May 9-June 22, 1975Published ReferencesDavid Deutsch, Director, PARC Foundation, "Peter Young Paintings 1963-1980", 2007, pl. 25 "The Seattle Show." Santa Barbara, CA: The Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1975, illus. (pages unnumbered) Skyler, Lisanna, dir. Brillo Box (3¢ off). 2016; New York, NY: HBO Documentary Films, 2017. DVD, 40 mins.

Credit LineGift of Robert B. and Honey Dootson Collection

Dimensions96 1/2 x 96 1/2 in. (245.1 x 245.1 cm)

MediumAcrylic on canvas