Matthew Leibowitz, Geoma and Spectra series

Matthew Leibowitz, "Geoma," acrylic on canvas, ca. 1970.

Selections from the RIT Cary Graphic Design Archive

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Wallace Library, 2nd floor

Matthew Leibowitz (1918–1974), was a successful American graphic designer who worked in advertising and magazine design. His suite of color-field Geoma and Spectra paintings were done for his own personal expression. They are indicative of the modernist art movement where abstraction was simplified into colored planes and geometric shapes. Today, his paintings on view on the 2nd floor of RIT Libraries. His archive is part of the Cary Graphic Design Archive.

View more pieces in the Matthew Leibowitz Graphic Design Archive on RIT Digital Collections.

Image Gallery

Abstract color-field painting with a blue field and diagonal red and yellow stripes. The center of the painting shows a white parallelogram.
Abstract color-field painting with yellow, white, red and blue triangular fields
Abstract color field painting with a yellow background and three intersecting red, blue and white parallelograms in the center.
Abstract color field painting with a three shaded red background and horizontal yellow and blue stripe that runs along the bottom of the painting. On the upper right side of the red color field there is a white outline of a circle. The different shades of red and yellow and blue color fields run vertically and parallel with each other.
Abstract color field painting with a diagonal cut dividing the painting. The upper right half consists of a black background with a white outline of a circle. The lower left half consists of a white background with blue, red, and yellow stripes that run vertically and parallel to the diagonal cut.
Abstract color field painting with a diagonal cut dividing the painting. The upper right half consists of a white background with a black outline of a circle. The lower left half consists of yellow, red, pink, blue, white, and black stripes running both parallel to the diagonal cut on the bottom and perpendicular to the diagonal cut on the top.
Abstract color field painting with squares on top of each other sequentially getting smaller towards the center. The outer squares are yellow, the middle ones are red, purple, blue, green and black respectfully.
Abstract circular color field painting with a red, black, blue, white, and yellow composition of various stripes and color fields.
Abstract circular color field painting with a yellow and white background, and a blue triangle and red stripe in the center.
Abstract color field painting with a white background and a black outline of a circle in the center. There are two striped color fields running diagonally and stop in the center. The bottom left stripes are purple, blue, and green, while the upper right stripes are yellow, orange, and red.
Abstract color field painting with a white background and two intersecting diagonal stripes that run at 90 degree angles. The top stripe is yellow, orange, and red, while the bottom stripe is black, blue, and green. The painting is meant to be hung at a 45 degree angle in a diamond shape.
Abstract color field painting with a white background and a tricolor penrose triangle that is red, blue, and yellow. The painting is meant to be hung at a 45 degree angle in a diamond shape.
Abstract color field painting with a black background and two intersecting diagonal stripes that run at 90 degree angles. The bottom stripe is yellow, orange, and red, while the top stripe is black, blue, and green. The painting is meant to be hung at a 45 degree angle in a diamond shape.