Molly Zuckerman-Hartung
Molly Zuckerman-Hartung is an American painter whose abstractions combine commercial paints with cut fabric, sewn supports, paper, and studio materials.
Painter
Rosy Keyser
Rosy Keyser is an American painter known for gestural abstractions combining oil, enamel, house paint, spray paint, and found materials on canvas or steel.
Rosy Keyser quick facts
Keyser builds rough, tactile paintings from oil, enamel, house paint, and industrial surfaces, combining drips and gestural marks with found objects.
| Born | 1974 · Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
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| Died | — |
| Nationality | American |
| Movements | — |
| Paint types | Enamel paint · Spray paint |
| Painting surfaces | Canvas · Linen · steel · paper |
| Painting methods | Gestural brushing, spraying, dripping, collage, and physically attaching rope, fabric, wood, or abrasive materials to painted supports |
| Common subjects | Material abstraction, movement, weathered surfaces, natural textures, fragmented forms, and chance-driven compositions |
| Other materials | Sawdust, seaweed, horsehair, string, felt, rope, and found wood; not classified as paint |
| Notable works | Rumble-O · Cosmic 88 · Apart from a Low-Pitched Hum |
Sources: Lora Reynolds Gallery: steel, canvas, linen and painted works, Lora Reynolds Gallery / Artsy: Rumble-O materials, Gallery catalogue: acrylic enamel, oil and spray paint on canvas, SAIC auction: enamel, sawdust and seaweed on paper, Artsy: artist biography and material experiments, Phillips / Artsy: fabric collage and metallic paint on burnt canvas, and Lora Reynolds Gallery / Artsy: Swole Drum, paint and horsehair on steel.
Paint types used by Rosy Keyser
Records document Rosy Keyser’s use of Enamel paint, Spray paint; examples below link each paint medium to a specific work and its role in the image.
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Enamel paint
Keyser’s Ghost Sieve includes both aluminum enamel and oil enamel, which the Chinati Foundation identifies as separate applied paints. These coatings create layered, reflective passages across a linen surface, showing enamel as more than one formulation in her material practice.
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Spray paint
Spray paint is also listed in Ghost Sieve, alongside enamel paints. Keyser applies it to an oil-primed linen support incorporating aggregate, graphite, and sawdust; the aerosol marks participate in a built surface rather than a conventional flat canvas. The material record distinguishes aerosol paint from brushwork.
Sources: Chinati Foundation: Rosy Keyser, Ghost Sieve.; Lora Reynolds Gallery: Rosy Keyser; Gallery catalogue: paint materials
Painting surfaces used by Rosy Keyser
Documented works by Rosy Keyser use Canvas and Paper, with examples clarifying when a material is painted ground, backing, or part of a constructed work.
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Canvas
Keyser’s paintings include canvas works built from layered paint and added materials. The Chinati Foundation documents Ghost Sieve on linen, demonstrating that fabric support in her work can be primed and combined with aggregate, graphite, sawdust, and enamel. The collection entry identifies canvas as the work’s immediate support.
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Paper
Keyser also paints and draws on paper, using the sheet for smaller studies and material tests. These works provide a flexible format distinct from the oil-primed linen constructions and steel supports in her larger paintings. The collection record names the sheet as the work’s documented support.
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Linen
Keyser paints on linen, preserving the woven texture beneath the image. In Ghost Sieve, the Chinati Foundation identifies oil-primed linen combined with enamel, spray paint, aggregate, graphite, and sawdust; the fabric forms part of a layered ground. The material record identifies the textile used in the finished work.
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Steel
Keyser uses steel supports in selected works and sculptural paintings. The rigid metal surface carries layered coatings and found materials, adding weight and structure to compositions that also use linen and canvas. Collection records document steel for specific pieces. The collection record identifies steel in the work’s documented construction.
Sources: Lora Reynolds Gallery: steel, canvas, linen and painted works, Lora Reynolds Gallery / Artsy: Rumble-O materials, Gallery catalogue: acrylic enamel, oil and spray paint on canvas, SAIC auction: enamel, sawdust and seaweed on paper, Artsy: artist biography and material experiments.
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