Charles Hinman (1932) - Yellow on red

Serigraph by Edition Denise Rene Paris. Great colors, good overall conditions with some signs of use (spot / defects see pictures)

Charles Hinman (born 1932 in Syracuse) is a minimalist painter best known for his pioneering invention of three-dimensional canvases in the mid-1960s.


Hinman began his artistic journey at the Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts. After earning his Bachelor of Arts in art from Syracuse University in 1955, he moved to Manhattan. There, he became part of a vibrant artistic community that included his roommate James Rosenquist, and neighbors Robert Indiana, Ellsworth Kelly, Jack Youngerman, and Agnes Martin. This group, while not a formal movement, consciously sought to break away from Abstract Expressionism, creating works that leaned towards Pop Art, Minimalism, and Feminist Art.

In the mid-1960s, Hinman, like other minimalist artists, experimented with canvas forms, finding the traditional rectangle or square restrictive. Between 1963 and 1964, he revolutionized the canvas by detaching it from the wall, creating three-dimensional forms that served as both painting surfaces and sculptures. In subsequent years, Hinman explored the possibilities of these unique forms using color, shadow, and reflections to create illusions of space and volume.