Not exact matches
His work depicts
light and color through a variety of modes, be it free - floating
forms, squiggles, and diamonds
against textured
backgrounds, or geometric and biomorphic shapes.
The Red Square is a case in point: the vibrant red of the square
forms stands out distinctly
against the
lighter background.
In both cases colors are tonally so close — wine - purple
against deep rose, gray
against lighter gray — that geometric
form and
background seem to fuse.
Other paintings such as Rousseau Giving Love and Lions consist of monochromatic colors such as
light green stripes that are horizontal on the bottom and
form a curved arch shape at the top,
against a black
background.