Minus Space

November 13th, 2010

"A platform for reductive art on the international level" - minusspace.com

Robert Swain at Hunter College and Minus Space

Our experience at Minus Space was short and sweet. The actual space is about the size of an artist's studio 

and it functions as an informal gallery. Minus Space was created by a husband and wife team, Matthew Deleget and Rossana Martinez. They started a virtual space for artists to show abstract and minimal work and within weeks, through networking on the internet, they were able to have a small and intimate physical space. 

This is a great example of how the internet has altered the art world:




1. Artists are able to connect internationally, which means ideas are being shared every second. 


2. Artists are also expanding their views on what materials can be used to make art, if any at all. 


3. Artists are also openly showing their work online, which further eliminates the many struggles of having to physically mail work samples. 






However, one can argue that seeing and experiencing art are two very different actions. Those who have the visual ability to sit at a computer and research art works, are privileged because they have access to see it instantly. But physically entering a space to experience art gives one a better understanding of what they are encountering and you're also seeing it, hopefully, under the right lighting conditions.




Minus Space makes it very clear that their goal is to show work from artists that are specific to the space itself. 


Robert Swain's paints and color samples and charts were on display at Minus Space that morning....