DC Space Series, 1977-1979

DC Space Series, 1977–1979

Having returned to Washington, D.C. in 1977, Isham continued her explorations of chromatic airbrush work in mottled coloration—soft, cumulous cloud-like forms that populate a revived tondo format as well as the traditional rectangle. Deploying the word “space” in the title of the series, Isham evokes the sense of skyscape as well as the further reaches of metaphysical phenomena. As chromatic atmospheres, these works affect the viewer as other worldly, gossamer webs that evoke insubstantiality and what seems Isham’s drive to dematerialize the surface.

Featured

#150 DC Space — Tiger Cry, 1978. Acrylic on canvas, 54 7/8 x 74 7/8 (139.4 x 190.2 cm). Estate of Sheila Isham, New York. Image courtesy of Hollis Taggart Gallery, New York.

A Lifeless Wave, 1978. Acrylic on canvas, 58 in. (147.3 cm) (diameter). Estate of Sheila Isham, New York. Image courtesy of Hollis Taggart Gallery, New York.

#108, 1978. Acrylic on canvas. Estate of Sheila Isham, New York

#136 Sagg, 1978. Acrylic on canvas, 58 in. (diameter). Private Collection

#114 Tranquil Command, 1978. Acrylic on canvas, 81 ½ in. (207 cm) (diameter). Estate of Sheila Isham, New York

#122, 1978. Acrylic on canvas, 86 1/2 in. Estate of Sheila Isham, New York

Pierce Blue — Place Blue, 1978. Acrylic on canvas, 54 1/4 in. (137.8 cm) (diameter). Estate of Sheila Isham, New York. Image courtesy of Hollis Taggart Gallery, New York.

#146 DC Space — “The Grass Tried to Reach the Sky,” 1978. Acrylic on canvas, 62 3/4 x 44 in. (159.4 x 111.8 cm). Estate of Sheila Isham, New York. Image courtesy of Hollis Taggart Gallery, New York.

DC Space Series, 1977-1979

DC Space Series, 1977–1979

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