Painter

Mary Corse

Mary Corse is an American painter known for luminous white paintings that combine acrylic paint with reflective glass microspheres so the surface changes with light and the viewer's position.


Mary Corse quick facts

A concise reference for her materials, light effects, and painting approach.

Mary Corse quick facts
Born1945
NationalityAmerican
Paint mediaAcrylic paint with reflective glass microspheres
Related paint typeReflective paint
Common supportsCanvas
Known forWhite Light paintings whose reflective surfaces shimmer and shift as illumination and viewing angle change

Sources: Museum of Modern Art and MoMA: Untitled (First White Light Series).