From Black 3 1979

Warren Rohrer created 'From Black 3' using, it seems, a delicate layering of pigments. The canvas reveals itself as an absorbent surface. The visual experience is one of serene gradation, shifting from an ethereal pale blue at the top to a deeper mauve at the bottom. Rohrer’s work engages with the phenomenological concerns of how we perceive color and form. The painting functions as a field of chromatic experience rather than a representational image. This emphasis on direct sensory experience aligns with post-structuralist ideas that question fixed meanings, proposing instead a play of differences. Note how Rohrer destabilizes the traditional figure-ground relationship. The uniformity of texture across the canvas means there’s no single point of focus. Instead, your eye moves across the painting's surface, constructing its meaning through your own perceptual engagement. This painting stands as a testament to the endless possibilities of abstraction.