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Connected Painted Rectangles Experiments In Quantitative Shape And Contrasting Elements, Ann Shiogi
Connected Painted Rectangles Experiments In Quantitative Shape And Contrasting Elements, Ann Shiogi
Dissertations and Theses
The thesis consisted of a series of paintings in which the canvases were individually painted in a predetermined way, then arranged and assembled more spontaneously in a final wall construction. Narrow limitations, such as working with only horizontal and vertical compositions and contrasting colors were specified. By working within a method or procedure, and by remaining strict to these guidelines, the ideas inherent in the paintings emerged and were then promoted.
The dominant ideas that developed out of the process of making the paintings were the use of both "found" shapes--found in leftover lengths of support material--and "found" means of …