Albert Irvin b. 1922
Allegro II, 2010
Acrylic on canvas
61 x 61 cm
24 1/8 x 24 1/8 in
24 1/8 x 24 1/8 in
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Irvin’s paintings are built in multiple layers, variously enigmatic and luminous. For instance, in Allegro II (2010) while there are edges, lines and shapes in his pictures, they are formed...
Irvin’s paintings are built in multiple layers, variously enigmatic and luminous. For instance, in Allegro II (2010) while there are edges, lines and shapes in his pictures, they are formed by direct application of pure colour: colour is form, in other words. While colour is not representationally directed, his work has a distinct pictorial space. He has a habitual repertoire of colour forms from which most or less all of his works are built.
