Uncommon Behavior
This painting commands the viewer's attention with color blocks modulated by geometric shapes. While the color blocks appear to be longitudinally oriented, overlapping paint layers in some supply a lateral element. The shapes comprising each block allow for a study of color within them expressed through contrasting and overlapping layers. Although the shapes can hold the viewer's eye throughout the painting, the concentration of triangular shapes near the bottom of the work creates a downward trend of movement overall. With his earlier sculptural work, Rosser was interested in revealing new things about each piece by creating the ability for them to be displayed on the wall or floor. His 2019-2021 oil painting explores dimensionality through color instead, which evokes different geometric forms as the viewer moves around the work.