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Ellsworth Kelly — Color as Structure
Color as Structure
OBS-ART-012
Systems of Clarity
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OBS-ART-012
Artist:
Ellsworth Kelly
Field Notes:
color plane • boundary • surface

Color as Structure

Ellsworth Kelly — Color as Structure

Color operates as the primary organizing element.

Form follows distribution.

Structure remains legible.

How is form organized?

Outline does not determine form here.

Color carries alignment internally, holding edges without drawing them.

What continues is chromatic order organizing structure.

Structural Concepts

Systems of Clarity
Order and coherence arise through disciplined systems and constraints.
Color
Hue and value used as a structural condition.
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