Oppositions
Artist
Guido Molinari
(Canadian, 1933-2004)
Copyright Holder
ARS (Artists Rights Society, Inc.)
CultureCanadian
Date1961
MediumAcrylic on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 63 7/8 x 74 13/16 in. (162.2 x 190 cm)
InscribedSigned lower right and dated: "'61".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.892
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 224
Label TextGuido Molinari Canadian, 1933–2004 Oppositions, 1961 Acrylic on canvas There is no such thing as colour, there are only colour harmonies. A given colour exists on its shape and dimensions—and in its correlation with other others. —Guido Molinari Lines of color in red, orange, and yellow. They look similar in width but vary, causing the eye to move back and forth to seek likenesses and differences. Canadian artist Guido Molinari spent much of his career trying to create pure, abstract, pictorial space through experiments in color. He also worked in highly restricted color palettes: first black and white; then black, blue, yellow, and red, which Mondrian had used exclusively; and finally, red, orange, and yellow, as seen in Oppositions. Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.892
