Characterized, most saliently, by the wide holes cut into their centers, the spare, donut - shaped canvases explicitly recall the artist's «Ring Paintings,» 2011, and «Frame Paintings,» 1983 — 85, and find him continuing the exploration of
the fundamental elements of composition — of line, shape, and color — that he undertook in those series.
Not exact matches
This studio course introduces students to the
fundamental principles
of composition and design and the objective
elements of visual language.
Thus while he painted individuals from photographs, Richter's replica images were often blurred and bore nothing distinctively identifiable about the subject, an effect that forced the viewer to consider the
fundamental components
of the painting itself, such as
composition, color scheme, and so forth, rather than leaving the viewer to identify with, or be distracted by, a picture's implied content or its emotional
element of «humanity.»