R&D (Rosenblum and Doyle): New Formalism in Painting and Photography

"New Formalism in Painting and Photography," on view from July 25 through December 8, 2019 at the Saint Mary’s College Museum of Art, presents the collaborative work of artists R&D, Diane Rosenblum (b. 1964) and Joe Doyle (b. 1941), extending the boundaries of painting and photography together through digital manipulations. The exhibition features seven digital paintings and one large-scale installation photograph exemplifying Doyle’s leadership in illusionist painting with Rosenblum’s mastery of composite photography. Collaboratively, R&D transform the picture plane instantiating animation principles that the computer, as did the camera before it, to permanently alter the way we can see, shape, and understand the world.

This exhibition is organized by April Bojorquez, curator at the Saint Mary’s College Museum of Art. A reception will be held on Thursday, September 5 from 6 to 8 p.m. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet the artists. On Thursday, November 21, R&D will discuss their artistic practice and collaborative approaches from 5 to 7 p.m.