Current Exhibit

The Sculpture of Morton Rachofsky and Roger Winter's Geometrics

Two artists with local ties will display their newest works August 10 through November 9 with Winter’s Arcadia Salon talk on September 4, and the opening party on September 5. Roger Winter is a Texas native who currently resides in New York. Morton Rachofsky was educated in Texas and lives in Dallas. While the work of both artists is geometric and sculptural, the way in which they arrived at their work is unique.

An artist, an inventor, and a business man - any of these titles would aptly describe Morton Rachofsky. With a stint in the army as an officer, a couple of patents in his name, and head of several professional organizations in his career, Rachofsky is a man who has made the most of the multiple talents given to him. His venture into art which began over 50 years ago with sculptor Octavio Medellin at the Dallas Museum of Fine Art, led him to begin the Texas Sculpture Association of which he served as Founding President, Director and now co-chairs the 25th Anniversary Celebration to take place in late September. The Museum of Geometric and MADI Art participates in the celebration with an exhibition of Rachofsky’s re-arrangable geometric sculptures, for which he is known. These forms generate from a mathmatical formula and in true MADI tradition, he experiments with multiple combinations and variations. Predominantly working in stainless steel structures, the ordering and logic of the pieces reveal the artist’s analytical mind.

Roger Winter on the other hand, came late to geometric forms. Winter is most known for his landscapes and figurative work in subdued palettes. With this latest series he experiments with an interest that began percolating in graduate school. A friend’s thesis on the geometry of Poussin’s paintings and then a book on Constructivism stimulated a desire to pursue pure geometry. When Winter happened upon some maquettes in his studio that he made more than 40 years ago, he decided it was time to produce them as full size pieces in painted acrylic.

Winter pursued a career in art with a BFA from the University of Texas and an MFA from the University of Iowa. For 25 years he headed the SMU Art Dept., and is the author of several books. His work is seen in museums including the Dallas Museum of Fine Art and held in many public collections such as the Belo Corporation and the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

Funded by the Office of Cultural Affairs of the City of Dallas and Kilgore Law Firm.