His most iconic works can be split into four groups: chevrons, shaped canvases, stripes and circles – his pioneering use of shaped, often asymmetrical canvases, evidenced in works such as In the Curl, rendered the edges of the canvas as equally as important as the center.
« I think of painting without subject matter as music without words. »
Kenneth Noland
Noland’s technique as a painter was unique in the sense that he preferred to stain the canvas as opposed to using a brush with the idea being a means of removing the artist from the final output - he also frequently left bare, unstained canvas as a contrast against the vibrant colour stain in order to emphasise spatial relationships. (
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His most iconic works can be split into four groups: chevrons, shaped canvases, stripes and circles – his pioneering use of shaped, often asymmetrical canvases, evidenced in works such as In the Curl, rendered the edges of the canvas as equally as important as the center.
« I think of painting without subject matter as music without words. »
Kenneth Noland
Noland’s technique as a painter was unique in the sense that he preferred to stain the canvas as opposed to using a brush with the idea being a means of removing the artist from the final output - he also frequently left bare, unstained canvas as a contrast against the vibrant colour stain in order to emphasise spatial relationships. (
Artist website)
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