Chuck Gumpert - Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

Chuck Gumpert's “Standing on the Shoulders of Giants” collection offers a bird's-eye view into the world as if you were looking down through the clouds or as the title suggests, from the point of view of a giant.  The phrase stemmed from a quote attributed to Isaac Newton —
"If have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants."

"I have continually learned from and been inspired by all those who have come before me in terms of art and abstract expressionism," Gumpert notes. The phrase pays tribute to his many influences among mid-20th-century abstract expressionists and Pacific Northwest masters, as well as his teachers and others.

The shapes and marks that frequently appear in these works can be interpreted differently depending on the individual viewing the work. Sometimes people see them as a view from above — of architecture and roads or segments of a rural landscape. Some may just enjoy the energy and the action created by the flow of the composition and colors.