Colors Square Routes ─ The Art of Michael Griesgraber

In Griesgraber's hard-edge geometric paintings, he saturates hues that contest with one another for visual prominence, resulting in dynamic configurations that perpetually realign.Calling upon the variable perception of a color in relation to others, he orchestrates ever-shifting groupings and spatial readings, with any component having the capacity to advance or recede. These vibrant works are paired with thoughts on color in this one-of-a-kind book.The title "Colors Square Routes" references the format for the paintings. Starting with the canvas shape, squares and cubes are used throughout as a motif and as overt or implicit structural elements. In addition to the lines of 90° angles, Griesgraber derives diagonals and, with this restricted repertoire, achieves seemingly endless permutations, pushing patterns to the limit with the adept application of vibrant color.

Michael Griesgraber was born in St. Paul, Minnesota.After getting his BFA in studio arts from the University of Minnesota, he attend Syracuse University, earning an MFA in advertising design, studying with Herb Lubalin, Lou Dorfsman and Don Trousdell.Griesgraber's early career included stints as a photographer in the Navy, a graphic designer for the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, and an ad agency account executive. His years in advertising and marketing included working for a number of technology companies including Control Data, Seagate Technology, Nortel and Zebra, as well as BBDO, the world's most-awarded advertising agency.Currently living in Las Vegas, Nevada, Griesgraber devotes himself full time to being an artist. Michael's painting "No Direction Home" was one of just 100 works of art accepted from over 1,700 entries to the 2013 "COLOR" national show juried by Lauren Hickson, curator, of New York's Solomon Guggenheim Museum.