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Stanley Whitney — Grids
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Rhythm as Field
OBS-ART-078
Systems of Clarity
Atlas Index:
OBS-ART-078
Origin:
USA
Era:
1990s–present
Themes / Lineage:
color field • boundary sequence
Field Notes:
color • rhythm • grid
Quiet Modernism appears here as rhythm sustained without emphasis.

Rhythm as Field

Stanley Whitney — Grids

Repetition spreads evenly.

Cadence stabilizes.

No accent dominates.

What stabilizes repetition?
Rhythm is often expected to accent or vary, yet emphasis never emerges. Repetition spreads evenly across the field. What continues is cadence sustained without hierarchy.

Rhythm is often expected to accent or vary, yet emphasis never emerges.

Repetition spreads evenly across the field.

What continues is cadence sustained without hierarchy.

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Artist Overview

Stanley Whitney
color as stacked rhythm

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