Michael Rouillard

Since 2010 Rouillard’s works are finely-calibrated compositions painted in an array of whites, off-whites, and over-painted grays and blacks. The works feature grid-based lines and bands that divide and bisect the panels into symmetrical quadrants...

Since 2010 Rouillard’s works are finely-calibrated compositions painted in an array of whites, off-whites, and over-painted grays and blacks. The works feature grid-based lines and bands that divide and bisect the panels into symmetrical quadrants that reveal minute black notches and finely painted edges all with the intent to frame light. Each work consists of either a single aluminum panel or two panels butted together with their joint becoming a key compositional element, another way of making a line. The paintings are mounted on very shallow supports and hang close to the surface of the wall. Rouillard states, “The pieces don’t stand out or recede into the wall, but exist in a shallow space at the wall becoming (almost) a part of the architecture.”