Not exact matches
A sense
of exhilaration emanates from these works; there's a contradiction between movement and stillness, between the flowing effluence
of the
paint and the absolute stillness
of the
paintings within their fixed
rectangular frames.
The «Protractor» series
of the late 1960s saw him
paint hard - edged rainbows
of color on asymmetrically combined, broadly curved canvases, forever leaving behind the
rectangular frame.
Using a variety
of salmon pinks, fluorescent pinks, and fleshly oranges, Tyler simplifies his geometric
framing: a thin, fluorescent red - orange
rectangular band outlines the
painting; inset within is a thickly
painted baby - pink rectangle that comprises the remaining canvas.
Here, the artist initially
painted rectangular «
frames»
of color extending to her pictures» literal edges; within a few years, however, she began pulling these
frames back toward the center
of the canvas.
The impact
of these interactions on her art is readily apparent in her «
painting constructions» such as Sphinx (1962), a chaotic diorama, which preserves the
rectangular space
of the
frame and its presentation hanging on a wall but expands into space, providing a capsule in which to assemble objects from everyday life, linked and layered together with string and smears
of paint.
Industrial design for a
rectangular coffee table made out
of metal
frame from water pipes with a black coat
of paint and a wooden top, made out
of worn - off, reclaimed oak wood with a dark - brown, burned tint.