Aspect Lecture #2 Surface

/The outer covering of an object./

The texture of a work can be important, with seductive surfaces drawing us in, but can also be repulsive. Texture is very important to me in my own work, as I feel it creates an atmosphere and gives the work more substance. 

This lecture also focused on 'beyond the surface' and how Agnes Martin used surface to portray a state of mind. "Anything can be painted without representation, I never painted a grid with squares..." I feel that the surfaces she uses in her work creates a mental connection, almost meditative, between the viewer and the work. An intensity only seen when in front of the painting.

Agnes Martin, Untitled #3, 1974

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