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Oct172016

Kenneth Noland: The Dynamics of Color

DateMonday, October 17, 2016 at 12:59PM

Kenneth Noland - Untitled - 1978 - Aquatint - 14 1/4 x 15 3/8 in. - The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. (click photo for larger image)American artist Kenneth Noland (born 1924) worked within the Abstract Expressionist school. He was one of the first painters to use the technique of staining the canvas with thinned paints, and of placing his colors in concentric rings and parallels, shaped and proportioned in relation to the shape of the canvas.

“In his art, Noland tends to deal with only a few elements: color, and a singular form within a given structure. He has concentrated on using geometric motifs in a succession of formats: circles, chevrons, and diamonds, as a means of focusing on the way in which color can function dynamically on the two-dimensional surface.” (Phillips Collection)

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