This section showcases paintings. Since the purpose of this website is to archive Amy Ione’s work from the 1970s to the present, both successful and less successful work is displayed. For more information about any of the works, click on the caption below the painting or send an email.
The geometric syntax here conveys a perceptual ambiguity through geometric division and tonal modulation. The off-center points within each square differ, creating a dynamic tension between symmetry and depth. Initially, some people see the lines going inward; others perceive an outward projection.
Amy Ione
Title: Homage to Diebenkorn
Date: 2003
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 36 x 30 x 1 in
Unsigned
Catalog Number: 2003-Diebenkorn
Amy Ione
Title: Angles
Date: 2022
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 17x12x1 inches.
Unsigned
Catalog Number: 35819
Reflections on Water #2 continues the perceptual inquiry begun in 1991 with the Reflections on Water #1 and the 1992 Reflections on Water #2 paintings. The earlier paintings emphasized transparency, overlay, and compositional variation using water-based paints and an airbrush. This rendition used oil paint and a wood panel.
This red, white, and blue abstraction captures the wonder and excitement of fireworks, with the viewer’s imagination adding the sensory details. Note that the black in the painting serves to denote how a black sky, a part of a fireworks celebration, helps in creating the awe-inspiring experience. Continue reading “Fourth of July (2023)”
Space Study #2 (2002) began as a simple spiral but evolved over time into a more vital and animated surface. Its foundational elements are the spiral, the texture of the masonite board, and the pairing of cadmium orange and ultramarine blue. Complementary colors, the orange and blue emerge as a chromatic opposition that generates vibrancy and depth.
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Notations’ dynamic brings together spherical, triangular, and linear elements, The composition pivots on the interplay of fiery oranges and reds that suggest motion or transformation. Counterbalanced by blues, there is a contrast that both divide and activates the Masonite surface. This push and pull rhythm also propels the eye across the surface. Continue reading “Notations (2022)”
Perceptual Study: Rectangular Abstraction in Blue, White, and Red (2015) uses a limited palette and rectilinear structure to explore how viewers perceive depth, rhythm, and spatial tension within a flat surface. It belongs to my series of “perceptual studies,” works that treat the canvas as a site for investigating visual cognition rather than for depicting recognizable objects.
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A Modern Creation Myth was titled after completion. It is not a narrative piece, but rather an image of vibrant, abstract and elemental forms, combined with its ethereal color transitions. When finished, the overall composition struck me as an expression evocative of creation myths. Continue reading “A Modern Creation Myth (2021)”
This large-scale oil painting speaks to a mastery of layered composition and chromatic complexity developed over time. The substantial dimensions of the canvas provide an immersive visual experience, while the layering creates both depth and movement across the picture plane. Continue reading “South Africa (2021)”