As if emulating the rhythm of a beating heart, this compelling abstract print was created by the Czech born artist Joseph Drapell.

Heart 30/90

More Works By Joseph Drapell Lithograph 1984
22 × 30 in 55.88 × 76.2 cm
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30 × 37.75 in 76.2 × 95.89 cm
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About Heart 30/90

As if emulating the rhythm of a beating heart, this compelling abstract print was created by the Czech born artist Joseph Drapell. Fine concentric circles in black emanate from the green centre of this piece against a rich brown background, framed by red and highlighted by a deep blue and silver detail. Drapell is known for his skilled use of trowels, serrated blades and his fingers to achieve remarkable texture and depth in his work. Edition 30 of 90.

“In terms of real painting innovation, I admired the work of Barnett Newman, Jackson Pollock,
Van Hoffman, Morris Louis, and Canadian artist Jack Bush. It took me 50 years or so to develop my own art, to contribute to the chain of the art of painting.” Joseph Drapell

After emigrating to Canada, Joseph Drapell studied art at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan. Inspired by the abstract paintings of Morris Louis, he experimented with different techniques to apply wide swaths of paint in thick layers. In the 1990’s he was a founding member of a group of artists called the New New Painters that exhibited together internationally. Drapell is a member of the Royal Academy of Art, and his works are held in both private and public collections in Canada and the U.S. Drapell divides his time between Toronto and a beloved island retreat in Georgian Bay.
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