“59-140.130-A” is an abstract artwork created by Martin Barre in 1959, belonging to the Minimalism art movement.
The artwork features a square canvas oriented on a diagonal, making it a diamond shape. It utilizes a highly minimalistic palette composed of beige and off-white colors. The composition includes jagged, irregular forms that cut across the surface, creating an impression of tearing or fracture. The gentle variations in the shades evoke an interplay of light and texture, contributing to a sense of depth and complexity despite its fundamental simplicity. The deliberate sparseness and reductive approach are characteristic of the Minimalism movement, emphasizing the artwork’s form and the material itself.
