Clayton Pond: A Retrospective
Clayton Pond, The Kitchen Sink, 1966. Oil on cardboard and Masonite, 44 x 34 x 1 1/4 inches framed. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Nicholas Ostness.
Clayton Pond’s paintings, screenprints, and sculptural constructions vibrate with saturated color. They bring buoyancy to the ordinary—painstakingly rendered details of domestic environments, mechanisms from machinery, details of streetside columns—are all imbued with curiosity and humor.
The works ask us: what may be gained by careful attention to our surroundings? How can we reintroduce curiosity into our everyday maneuverings through our landscape?
Shortly after graduating from the Pratt Institute with an MFA, Clayton Pond joined the Martha Jackson Gallery, which held his first New York City painting exhibition in 1968. This exhibition concludes our series of shows responding to UB Art Galleries 25th Anniversary.