Single Leaf with Red

About Single Leaf with Red

In this beautiful composition by abstract artist Otto Rogers, a single leaf appears to be fluttering to the ground against a vibrant backdrop of red, green and blue. Rogers was strongly influenced by the modernist artists of the twentieth century, but his interpretation of that genre is uniquely his own. Rogers was recognized by the renowned NY art critic Clement Greenberg as a ‘big attack painter” early in his career. Rogers' work was inspired by both nature and his deep faith as a Baha'i. This is one of his last paintings.

“Art is a means of elevating consciousness and can reflect attributes of the soul.” Otto Rogers

Otto Rogers (1935-2019) was born in Saskatchewan and acquired his MA in Fine Arts from the University of Wisconsin. He later taught art at the University of Saskatchewan for 30 years. His work is included in more than 30 public collections across Canada, including the Art Gallery of Ontario, the McMichael Canadian Collection, and the National Gallery of Canada. Roger’s work is also in the Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona and the National Gallery of Iceland, as well as numerous private and corporate collections.
Rogers also helped sustain the Emma Lake Workshops, which provide a meeting place for many of North America's most respected visual artists and critics, including Clement Greenberg, Barnett Newman, Jules Olitiski, Kenneth Noland, Jack Shadbolt, and Helen Frankenthaler. In 2007, a book of his work, Otto Donald Rogers, including a foreword by British sculptor Sir Anthony Caro, was published.