Leo Valledor
b.
1936
,
San Francisco
,
California
Abstract
Minimalism
Biography
Leo Valledor (1936-1989) was a San Francisco-born, New York-based abstractionist and founding member of downtown Manhattan's trailblazing Park Place Gallery. He was a pioneering Filipino-American artist who helped shape American Modernism through his innovative work in hard-edge painting and minimalism. His artistic practice was characterized by a masterful understanding of color optics, geometric planes, and dimensional illusion, combined with shaped canvases that engaged viewing space in powerful ways.
Notable information
- Founding member of Manhattan's Park Place Gallery
- Pioneer of hard-edge painting style
- Works held in major collections including Whitney Museum of American Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and Philadelphia Museum of Art
- Influenced by artists like Ellsworth Kelly and Frank Stella
- Known for innovative manipulation of space, shape, and color
- Created significant works including "Echo" (1967), "The Calm" (1966), and "Rothkokoro" (1980)
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