This collage from 1969 presents a Life Magazine photo of Picasso behind bars.
The title refers to the problem of the confinement of painting to a rectangular
format. This piece began my thinking of expanded paintings beyond the rectangle
and ultimately to the fourth dimension of Time/Space.
James H. Vredevoogd holds a BA from Michigan State University and an MFA in painting from Cranbrook Academy of Art. His paintings are in the permanent collections of two museums, two universities, and various private collections. An Emeritus professor of Art at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, he taught painting, drawing, and performance Art for thirty-two years.