Ron Gorchov

Born: 1930

Death: 2020

Biography:

Ron Gorchov was an American artist born in 1930 and passed away in 2020. He was known for his colorful, abstract paintings on curved canvases. In the late 1960s, he began making oil-on-linen paintings on distinctive saddle-like stretchers, at once concave and convex, featuring one or two biomorphic shapes against differently colored backgrounds. These, along with the multi-paneled, 'stacked' paintings, which Gorchov began making in the early 1970s, are to this day the primary support structure for the artist's work. His works have been exhibited at numerous prestigious institutions and are included in the collections of major museums.