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Robert Mangold — Ring Paintings
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Curve as Structure
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Systems of Clarity
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Origin:
New York
Era:
1970s–2000s
Themes / Lineage:
curve geometry • proportion logic
Field Notes:
curve • boundary • color
Quiet Modernism appears here as structure stabilized through curvature.

Curve as Structure

Robert Mangold — Ring Paintings

Curved elements organize alignment.

Arc replaces axis.

Form stabilizes.

What organizes the form?
Curves are often read as expressive, but that reading never resolves. Arc replaces axis as the governing element. What continues is order sustained through bend.

Curves are often read as expressive, but that reading never resolves.

Arc replaces axis as the governing element.

What continues is order sustained through bend.

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Artist Overview

Robert Mangold
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scale as presence
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