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FORM AND STRUCTURE

The two works here by Sol Lewitt exemplify his two approaches to defining structure. Lewitt developed a vocabulary of forms derived from squares, cubes and other three dimensional elements. In contrast to this, in his Wavy Bands, it’s curvilinear movement and free form strokes that invoke a more fluid concept of structure.

Claudio Verna’s conception of form is in reducing it to its most fundamental constructs of space and color. He uses shapes to elevate color and making it both the subject and object of his work.

The expressive capacities of pure color are also explored …