The Honarkar Foundation for Arts & Culture: Tony DeLap | A Survey of Works: 1960s-2000s

The Honarkar Foundation for Arts & Culture in Laguna Beach proudly presents, Tony DeLap | A Survey of Works: 1960s-2000s.  This exhibition features over forty paintings, sculptures, and drawings, and offers an opportunity to witness the evolution of DeLap’s visionary oeuvre, from his pioneering “floating” sculptures of the 1960s to his mesmerizing explorations of form and illusion in the 2000s.  Spanning decades, the exhibition highlights DeLap’s iconic geometric forms, meticulous craftsmanship, and intriguing optical illusions, offering insight into his early studies of perception and space, as well as his later explorations of color, shape, and material.

Tony DeLap (b. 1927, Oakland, CA; d. 2019, Newport Beach, CA) was a pivotal figure on the West Coast and was at the nexus of significant art movements throughout his six-decade career. Recognized as a pioneer of West Coast Minimalism and Op Art, DeLap’s influence extended to the development of hard-edge painting, the California Light and Space movement, and site-specific installation.