{mosimage} Supposedly, Clement Greenberg took lyrical abstraction, or “stain painting,” to the grave with him, but current painters with no previous allegiance to the Formalist Wars of the 1960s are re-examining the pleasures and challenges of letting thinned pigment dye the canvas. Bobbie Oliver’s formula is uncomplicated in this regard, but its results are nuanced, gently provocative and gorgeous. The most engaging action in these paintings is the transition that happens with each stain as the pigment radiates out from its impact point and forms luminous penumbrae. With various incidents happening like this in various colors, Oliver’s paintings shiver with an unexpected violence that ripples but finally does not dis... More >>>