"Tony Bechara, Puerto Ricoborn, New Yorkmade (19422024), was the rare abstractionist who turned rigor into velvet. His canvasesmeticulously gridded into hundreds of quarter-inch squaresare not simply systems; they are orchestras tuned to the key of light. Cell by cell, he lays complementary hues until the eye begins to hear it: Seurat's pointillism rephrased, hard-edge discipline loosened just enough to breathe, traditional weaving recalled at the wrist, the delicious hum of 8-bit pixel culture redeemed by the hand."
"The book itselfover 130 illustrations, foldouts, mixed papers, a glossary of motifs, and the artist's own notes and color formulasis a field manual for Bechara's private language. You turn its pages and feel a method bloom: intuition throws the spear; intellect sends the army to find it. Phong Buiartist, publisher of The Brooklyn Rail, a tireless partisan of authenticity, justice, and the radical accessibility of knowledgegave the line a voice."
Late-summer East Hampton hosted a posthumous launch at LongHouse Reserve where Tony Bechara’s planned seat remained empty while the garden evoked his presence. Tony Bechara, Puerto Rico–born, New York–made (1942–2024), produced rigorously gridded abstract canvases composed of hundreds of quarter-inch squares that operate as orchestras tuned to light. He layered complementary hues cell by cell to generate shimmering, tactile color harmonies that invoke Seurat’s pointillism, softened hard-edge discipline, traditional weaving, and pixel culture humanized by the hand. He served fifteen years as board president of El Museo del Barrio advocating platforms for Latin artists. The book includes over 130 illustrations, foldouts, a glossary, and the artist’s notes and color formulas.
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