As a consequence, they used extremely simple motifs, subjects and forms. (ideelart.com)
These object canvases and Yosef's earlier paintings ask us to consider what a painting can be, what it can embody, and how a set of simple motifs rendered in black - and - white can delve so deeply into the very nature of art making and cultural makeup — what does it mean to be an object of objection, or to object to an object based on its state of simply being real? (dailyserving.com)
Project Gallery: Gary Simmons, November 14, 2014 — October 4, 2015 Simmons is best known for enigmatic compositions featuring deceptively simple motifs rendered atop broad fields of monochromatic pigment. (pamm.org)