ABSTRACTIONS
These abstractions are a free-wheeling foray into the possibilities of picture-making. Shifts in perspective and scale energize the work which incorporates the vocabulary of abstract art. The works in this series defy easy categorization, and generally relate to other works in Raphael's oveure, both through process, and materials.
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Untitled (Female) 1988 gold and metal leaf on canvas 60" x 40"
Untitled (Male) 1989 gold and metal leaf on canvas 60" x 40"
Ellipse-Eclipse 1985 acrylic on Polaroid 600 4 1/4" x 3 1/2"
Homage to Jasper Johns I 1987 acrylic on Polaroid Spectra 4" x 4"
Morning Light 1996 metal leaf on Polaroid Spectra 4" x 4"
Moonstone #1 2014 gold leaf on Polaroid Spectra 4" x 4"
Abstraction #2 1987 acrylic on Polaroid 600 4 1/4" x 3 1/2" collection LACMA
Vegas Heart 1998 metal leaf on Polaroid Spectra 4" x 4"
Grand Avenue #7 2006 metal leaf on Polarois Spectra 4" x 4"
JPL #2 2012 metal leaf on Polaroid Spectra 4" x 4"
Fallen Capsule 1988 metal leaf on Polaroid 600 4 1/4" x 3 1/2"
Underground 1999 metal leaf on Polaroid Spectra 4" x 4"
Grand Avenue #2 2007 metal leaf on Polarois Spectra 4" x 4"
JPL #7 2012 metal leaf on Polaroid Spectra 4" x 4"
