Lytler than Darwin
In the future, plants, water and rocks will all become disco shades of cyan, day-glow yellow and hot pink. We’ll wear these colors all together, all the time, and forget black and white. At least, that would be the case if the artwork of Richard Lytle, painter and teacher, was any sign of the planet’s evolutionary path.
Though Lytle’s current exhibit at the Gallery at the Whitney is entitled “That Commitment to Discovery,” the artwork itself seems to indicate few clear links to evolution or scientific exploration. Lytle’s large oil paintings and watercolors feature close-ups of...
