THE EXPANDING PLANE brings together Jo McGonigal, Alex Stolyarov, Tad Wiley, Howard Schwartzberg, and Deb Covell—five contemporary artists who challenge traditional notions of painting by pushing the material to its physical boundaries, exploring its sculptural potential and redefining our understanding of pictorial space. Each artist approaches this inquiry through distinct methods, working with surfaces like burlap, wood, metal, folded acrylic skins, and dry pigments. Here, paint transcends its conventional role, becoming an active, transformative force in the creation of form. These works reject the constraints of traditional painting, engaging directly with space and expanding the limits of pictorial expression.
