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Colored Paper Image XII (Blue Curve and Gray), 1976, Colored and pressed paper pulp, 45 7/8 x 32 1/16 inches (116.5 x 81.4 cm), Edition of 20

Colored Paper Image XII (Blue Curve and Gray),

1976
Colored and pressed paper pulp
45 7/8 x 32 1/16 inches (116.5 x 81.4 cm)
Edition of 20
Kelly was a pioneering figure of Minimalism, hard-edge painting and Color Field painting, although he has succeeded in not being solely defined by any of these movements or by any single medium.

The highly textured Colored Paper Images depart from the controlled lines and contained shapes typically associated with Kelly’s work. Made by pouring colored and pressed paper pulp into molds on damp handmade paper, each impression of the series is variable; the color bleeds unpredictably as the wet sheet runs through the printing press. This process introduces a certain level of unpredictability in an artistic practice otherwised defined by control and precision. Kelly has referred to these prints as “unique drawings.”
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Colored Paper Image XII (Blue Curve and Gray), 1976, Colored and pressed paper pulp, 45 7/8 x 32 1/16 inches (116.5 x 81.4 cm), Edition of 20
Colored Paper Image XII (Blue Curve and Gray), 1976
Colored and pressed paper pulp
45 7/8 x 32 1/16 inches (116.5 x 81.4 cm)
Edition of 20