Robert Ryman was an American painter best known for his lifelong investigation of white paint and the physical structure of the painting. His works highlight brushwork, surface texture, support material, mounting systems, and the relationship between wall and object. Rather than minimalism, Ryman emphasized painting as empirical study—what happens when material meets light.
His practice reveals infinite variation within strict limitation.
Robert Ryman was an American painter known for white-on-white works that explore surface, material, and support.
Robert Ryman was an American painter known for material-focused white paintings that treat the artwork as physical object.
