 "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) |