1914 (ca.), Frantisek Kupka, Vertical and Diagonal Planes -- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
From the museum label: This painting's uniformly rhythmic surface—which extends to the frame—reflects Segal's interest in "prismatisch" (prismatic) painting, an approach that uses color to mimic the optical effects of reflected light in order to create the appearance of three-dimensionality. Segal gave each area of the composition equal pictorial value. He developed this technique, which he called "equi-balance," in 1916 while living in neutral Switzerland during World War I; one might read a wartime desire for peace in the artist's attempt at compositional unity and harmony.
1914 (ca.), Frantisek Kupka, Vertical and Diagonal Planes -- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
From the museum label: This painting's uniformly rhythmic surface—which extends to the frame—reflects Segal's interest in "prismatisch" (prismatic) painting, an approach that uses color to mimic the optical effects of reflected light in order to create the appearance of three-dimensionality. Segal gave each area of the composition equal pictorial value. He developed this technique, which he called "equi-balance," in 1916 while living in neutral Switzerland during World War I; one might read a wartime desire for peace in the artist's attempt at compositional unity and harmony.