Basketball

Father, Son, and...
1969, Oil and acrylic on canvas
54 x 36 ⅜ x 1 ½” (each panel) - 54 x 109 ¼ x 1 ½”
(triptych)

Formula 1
c. 1967-69, Oil on linen
46 ¾ x 45 ½ x 1 ½”

I Want to Take You Higher
1970, Acrylic on canvas
69 x 83 ⅜ x 1 ⅝”

Barkley L. Hendricks: Basketball

The court, the ball and the hoop: Barkley Hendricks paints basketball.

In his Basketball series, Hendricks applied his keen compositional sense and stylish use of color to depictions of the sport’s essential elements: hoops, nets, backboards and, of course, basketballs themselves. In one painting, the image of a basketball about to make its way into a hoop is repeated twice on a round canvas; on another circular canvas, the iconic black ribs of a basketball are rendered in a bold orange to create a minimalistic yet instantly recognizable pattern.

A study in movement and geometry, Hendricks’ paintings offer a uniquely compelling perspective on the sport as an artistic pursuit.