I
admire Geoff's ability at being able to suggest a huge mass of detail in foliage with a few carefully placed brushstrokes, and even though there are 11 colours in the
palette for this particular exercise — This was yet another
painting where I just couldn't wait to get started on this one and learn more of Geoff's watercolor techniques!
Situated neither within Constructivist nor Minimalist movements, his pared - down vocabulary of lines and squares, refined colour
palette and precise measurements nevertheless positioned Calderara closely with other minimalist painters at the time, including Piet Mondrian and Josef Albers, both of whom the artist
admired greatly.Such singular geometric lyricism came to the fore in Calderara's seminal work
Painting Infinity, which he created in 1959 at the age of 56 — the same year he created his first fully abstract painting, Quadrati e Ret
Painting Infinity, which he created in 1959 at the age of 56 — the same year he created his first fully abstract
painting, Quadrati e Ret
painting, Quadrati e Rettangoli.