Robert Zakanitch

Robert Rahway Zakanitch (born 1935) is an American painter and was one of the founders of the Pattern and Decoration movement.

In the late 1960s he began experimenting with Color Field painting but would go on to be one of the founders of the Pattern and Decoration movement in the mid 1970s.

While working in the Color Field he was strict to adhering to an abstract style inspired by Minimalism until he learned about decorative imagery.

He kept the same color schemes and structures, but incorporated floral motif and a more painterly style.

In 1975 he met Miriam Schapiro while he served as a guest instructor at the University of California, San Diego.