OBS-ART-145
François Morellet — Systems
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Boundary as Rhythm
OBS-ART-145
Systems of Clarity
Atlas Index:
OBS-ART-145
Origin:
france
Era:
1960s-2000s
Themes / Lineage:
concrete art, systems abstraction
Field Notes:
Rules generate repetition. Rhythm replaces composition. Boundary becomes measure.
Quiet Modernism appears here as order articulated through rhythmic repetition.

Boundary as Rhythm

François Morellet — Systems

The boundary appears at regular intervals.

Spacing remains consistent.

Rhythm holds.

What’s being tracked?
Boundaries recur without asserting priority. Cadence forms through repetition rather than emphasis. What’s tracked is order emerging through interval.

Boundaries recur without asserting priority.

Cadence forms through repetition rather than emphasis.

What’s tracked is order emerging through interval.

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