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Jo Baer — Edge as Image
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OBS-ART-020
Systems of Clarity
Atlas Index:
OBS-ART-020
Artist:
Jo Baer
Field Notes:
edge • surface • reduction

Edge as Image

Jo Baer — Edge as Image

The edge becomes a visual subject.

Contour gains emphasis.

Form is framed.

What takes precedence?

The edge typically serves to contain form, but that hierarchy shifts.

Framing becomes visible in its own right.

What continues is visibility sustained without decoration.

Structural Concepts

Systems of Clarity
Order and coherence arise through disciplined systems and constraints.
Boundary
The limit where one form, field, or space meets another.
Reduction
Removal of elements to clarify structure.
Line
A directional trace that divides or connects space.
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