The artwork titled “Black, Brown, White” was created by Ellsworth Kelly in 1951. It belongs to the Hard Edge Painting movement and is categorized within the genre of abstract art.
The artwork features an arrangement of horizontal strips in black and brown on a white background. The strips, varying in width, are aligned almost parallel to each other. The positioning and the differing thickness of the strips create a rhythmic pattern and a sense of visual tension. The composition exemplifies the principles of Hard Edge Painting, where sharp demarcation between colors and geometric shapes are prominent. The simplicity and abstraction of the piece are characteristic of Kelly’s approach, focusing on form and color to derive meaning.
