Atlas

noun.

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A method of charting relation.
A field shaped by Form, Structure, Material, and Concept read through proportion, weight, and the organization of space.

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A study of work, not disciplines.

Form

Structure

Material

Concept

Reduction with Atmosphere

In Mark Rothko’s work, this approach appears where scale and luminosity structure perception.

Rule-Based Freedom

In Mel Bochner’s work, this approach appears where language exposes measurement as structure.

Reduction with Atmosphere

In Agnes Pelton’s work, this approach appears where softened form and internal light generate atmosphere through reduction rather than symbolism.

Process as Form

In Bruce Conner’s work, this approach appears where assemblage and film accumulate structure through decay, repetition, and temporal pressure.

Light as Structure

In Larry Bell’s work, this approach appears where glass and reflection activate optical depth.

Material as Condition

In Alicja Kwade’s work, this approach appears where physical materials destabilize perception of time, value, and reality rather than represent them.

Reduction with Atmosphere

In Colin King’s work, this approach appears where objects and spaces are calibrated toward calm material presence.

Body as Measure

In Yves Klein’s work, this approach appears where the body operates as structural agent.

Process as Form

In Al Taylor’s work, this approach appears where intuitive assembly and material behavior determine structure through process rather than plan.

Boundary as Event

In Dadamaino’s work, this approach appears where punched and perforated surfaces allow absence to function as structure.

Rule-Based Freedom

In Hanne Darboven’s work, this approach appears where obsessive notation records time through strict systems.

Material as Condition

In David Nash’s work, this approach appears where wood is shaped by growth, erosion, and time.