Josh Sperling American, b. 1984

Josh Sperling draws on the language of minimalist painting from the 1960s and 1970s, primarily working with shaped canvases that blur the boundaries between painting and sculpture. 

Known for his vibrant, shaped canvas works that challenge traditional distinctions between painting and sculpture, Sperling crafts intricate plywood supports over which canvas is stretched and painted in a signature palette of saturated, sometimes clashing colors.

In their three-dimensionality, Sperling’s works blur the boundaries between image and object. Mining a wide range of references—from minimalist painting and industrial design to pop art and architecture—he has developed a unique visual vocabulary marked by expressive dynamism and irrepressible energy. His playful, meticulously constructed forms invite a sensory experience that is both cerebral and joyful.