Ellsworth Kelly, Green Curves, 1951 |
Ellsworth Kelly |
Ellsworth Kelly, Sculpture for a Large Wall, 1957 |
Ellsworth Kelly |
Ellsworth Kelly |
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My first memory of focusing through an
aperture occurred when I was around twelve years old. One evening, passing the
lighted window of a house. I was fascinated by red, blue and black shapes
inside a room. But when I went up and looked in, I saw a red coach, a blue
drape and a black table. The shapes had disappeared. I had to retreat to see
them again.
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Making art has first of all
to do with honesty. My first lesson was to see objectively, to erase all
‘meaning’ of the thing seen. Then only, could the real meaning of it be
understood and felt.
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The form of my painting is
the content.