"MINIMAL ART" THE ABSENCE
OF SUBJECT MATTER, WITHIN AN ARTWORK, CAN BE AS VISUALLY STIMULATING AS
AN ELABORATELY DETAILED RENDITION. MINIMALISM ADDRESSES THE AESTHETIC ORIGINALLY
CHAMPIONED BY ELLSWORTH KELLY AND DONALD JUDD, WITHIN THE SCHOOL OF COLOR
FIELD ABSTRACTION, WHERE ENTIRE CANVASSES MAY CONTAIN ONLY ONE SMALL ELEMENT
OR ONE COLOR AS THE TOTAL SUBJECT...A VISIT TO A MID-TOWN MANHATTAN STUDIO
CLARIFIES MINIMALISM... ...MINIMALISM AT ITS BEST...(INSET PICTURE: JEAN
DAVIDSON) |