Sentences with phrase «by simple geometric forms»

Dominated by simple geometric forms and their interrelationships, the movement was often held up for derision in the popular press and the non-art world as the ultimate in «the Emperor's New Clothes» syndrome — when Andre's Equivalent VIII (1966), a rectangular arrangement of 120 firebricks on the floor, was bought and exhibited by the Tate Gallery in London in the 1970s, there was a considerable hoo - ha.

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Minimalism is an extreme form of abstract art developed in the USA in the 1960s and typified by artworks composed of simple geometric shapes based on the square and the rectangle

In 1966 Alloway coined the term Systemic Art to «describe a type of abstract art characterized by the use of very simple standardized forms, usually geometric in character, either in a single concentrated image or repeated in a system arranged according to a clearly visible principle of organization».

By the mid-1950s, Calderara began to move away from figurative painting to embrace a more geometric approach, radically reducing both the scale and the compositional elements of his paintings through use of simple forms and flat blocks of nebulous and subtle colour.

According to the gallery - «Ellis fossilizes the past, encasing the vintage record albums in a glossy layer of resin, exploiting Minimalism's application of simple geometric forms, seriality, Gestalt theory, and sleek exterior, while simultaneously adding history and memory by implementing found objects.»

Working with simple geometric forms, Albers sought to produce the effects of chromatic interaction, in which the visual perception of a color is affected by those adjacent to it.

According to Chilvers (2004) «earlier in 1966 the British art critic Lawrence Alloway had coined the term «Systemic art», to describe a type of abstract art characterized by the use of very simple standardized forms, usually geometric in character, either in a single concentrated image or repeated in a system arranged according to a clearly visible principle of organization.

The works selected for Unlimited Perception include a retrospective overview of two of the main series that Biasi has worked with for decades — the Torsioni, simple geometric forms enlivened by a rhythmic procession of PVC strips, and the Rilievi Ottico - Dinamici, colorful explosions that seem to vibrate via the grids of PVC that hover above painted designs.

His work is characterized by simple and smooth geometric shapes that lend themselves to a physical form of appreciation.

Dominated by viscous black acrylic; one or two simple geometric forms; and an impastoed, at times gestural, facture, these canvases from 2002 — 2003 seemed a radical departure from her practice over the previous four decades.

Attracted to the clean shapes and industrial materials of sculptures by Donald Judd, and the simple geometric structure of paintings by artists such as Brice Marden, Amado began looking for different industrial materials that he could manipulate to form geometric paintings and sculptures.

Through portraiture, landscapes and still lifes, Calderara depicted the people, scenes and objects of his native Italy — all suffused by a delicate, misty light inspired by the atmospheric glow of Lake Orta in Vacciago, where the artist moved in 1934 with his wife Carmela, and where he would work for most of his life.By the mid-1950s, Calderara began to move away from figurative painting to embrace a more geometric approach, radically reducing both the scale and the compositional elements of his paintings through use of simple forms and flat blocks of nebulous and subtle colour.

Adopting Mies van der Rohe's famous motto «less is more», his work is characterised by simple, smooth, pared - down geometric shapes that lend themselves to a physical form of appreciation.

Huntington's portraits of Harriet Tubman and William Blake, which are punctuated by elementary geometric shapes, hang near pictures that also, but perhaps coincidentally, interject simple forms into representational images.