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Yellow Curve I by Ellsworth Kelly, 1972, Guggenheim Bilbao (Bilbao, Spain)
#Art #ContemporaryArt #Minimalism

Kelly's work features prominently in 20th-century abstraction. It eludes classification according to the categories of the time, although similarities and connections with contemporary movements can be found, especially Hard-Edge painting and Minimalism. He created his own universe, where the traditional figure/ground dichotomy gets blurred.
The long, elegant curve traced by the velvety bright yellow inside a diamond- shaped canvas transforms the white surface of Yellow Curve I in a concave curve. The yellow oil draws a bulky horizon that seems to be produced by canvas distortion rather than by a deliberate gesture of the artist. In so doing, it poses a question about the relationship between figure and ground, and which comes first. With different corporeal realities, the yellow and the white paints vie for the painting's space, but this can only be appreciated in a close, meticulous look at the work - an approach in which Kelly was not particularly interested. Instead, he preferred f...

07:55 PM - Apr 24, 2024

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@Ginalolajupiter

Intriguing…. But I can’t like it… I think I hate bright yellow 😆

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02:32 AM - Apr 25, 2024

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