THE ARTWORK
In this 1968 screenprint by Paolo Scheggi, sixteen green forms are arranged in a regular grid on a red field. Blue outlines introduce a chromatic shift, while small irregularities in the profiles make each element slightly different from the others.
The square composition creates tension between order and variation. From afar, the overall rhythm of the rows emerges; close up, changes in individual forms and their edges become evident. Colour creates an intense presence, in which figure and ground continually echo one another, keeping the eye moving within an apparently simple structure.
The square composition creates tension between order and variation. From afar, the overall rhythm of the rows emerges; close up, changes in individual forms and their edges become evident. Colour creates an intense presence, in which figure and ground continually echo one another, keeping the eye moving within an apparently simple structure.