Shabazz

"Music is an art of sound interval, time interval, and painting—my painting—is an art of space intervals. One is time, one is space." –Gene Davis. This vertically striped canvas boldly asserts Gene Davis’ interest in color, interval, and rhythm. Although the stripes look carefully delineated and calibrated, they are not preplanned—like musical improvisation. Davis created the work by painting a single color and then by allowing additional colors and sequences to emerge and repeat intuitively as he progressed. Perhaps the best way to experience the work is to follow a similar process. Pick a single color and watch how it interacts with other colors as your eyes move across the painting. Then pick another color and start again.

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