1959, San Francis, Untitled #27 -- George Washington U. Art Gallery (Washington)
From the museum label: Sam Francis immerses the viewer in fields of color saturated with intensity and emotion in Untitled #27. Utilizing color, space, and light, Francis creates abstract forms of dynamic tension. The juxtaposition of color and negative space highlights presence and absence through the flat, solid fields of pigmentation. Francis tells his viewers, "the space at the center of these paintings is reserved for you." The stark fields of blue throughout the composition are in contrast to the intensity of other fields of color, evoking raw emotions and an enthralling sense of presence.
1959, San Francis, Untitled #27 -- George Washington U. Art Gallery (Washington)
From the museum label: Sam Francis immerses the viewer in fields of color saturated with intensity and emotion in Untitled #27. Utilizing color, space, and light, Francis creates abstract forms of dynamic tension. The juxtaposition of color and negative space highlights presence and absence through the flat, solid fields of pigmentation. Francis tells his viewers, "the space at the center of these paintings is reserved for you." The stark fields of blue throughout the composition are in contrast to the intensity of other fields of color, evoking raw emotions and an enthralling sense of presence.