Most of Ron Isaacs’s work—a combination of two-dimensional imagery and cut and sawn wood—operates in an in-between space. Isaacs identifies his work as “trompe l’oeil painted constructions.” He further goes on to state, “I never actually made it to three dimensions; I seem to have stalled at two and a half.”
This publication coincides with the exhibition Collection Focus: Ron Isaacs, which debuts a new-to-RAM archive of works created by the artist between 1968 and 2020. This grouping—the scope of which is unmatched at any other organization—includes early acrylic on canvas paintings, a drawing, art jewelry, and over 20 painted wood constructions.
