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Jan 5, 2010 · In the 1970s and 1980s, Noland made a brief return to chevrons, experimented with color compositions in plaid-like patterns, and, perhaps most importantly, produced several differently shaped canvases.
- American
- April 10, 1924
- Asheville, North Carolina
- January 5, 2010
Jan 6, 2010 · Kenneth Noland, whose brilliantly colored concentric circles, chevrons and stripes were among the most recognized and admired signatures of the postwar style of abstraction known as Color...
Kenneth Noland was a leading American Color Field painter. His interest in working with flat colors developed into a fixation with simple shapes like chevrons, stripes, and bullseyes. Noland’s hallmark technique of staining unprimed canvas arose from his interactions with Morris Louis, Clement Greenberg, and Helen Frankenthaler.
- American
Noland pioneered the shaped canvas, initially with a series of symmetrical and asymmetrical diamonds or chevrons. In these paintings, the edges of the canvas become as structurally important as the center. During the 1970s and 1980s his shaped canvases were highly irregular and asymmetrical.
Noland was part of a group of painters that described their paintings as Color Field work, which was later defined as Post-Painterly Abstraction. Noland's interest in pure color led him to create controlled, geometric abstract paintings, using stripes, chevrons, and target shapes of colors.
Kenneth Noland. (American, 1924–2010) Title: "Chevron", 1983. Medium: Monotype on Japanese handmade paper mounted on board. Size: 8.25 x 12.25 cm. (3.2 x 4.8 in.) Price: Price on Request. Markings: Signed and dated by the artist, bottom right. Exhibitions: 05/01/2024–06/29/2024 Kenneth Noland On Paper. Contact Gallery About This Work. View More.
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Noland's use of targets, chevrons, stripes and shaped canvases allowed his work to stand out. His chevron paintings were unique in that the composition drew as much attention to the corners of the painting as to the middle, unifying the canvas in one undivided entity.
