The artwork, titled “Red Go,” was created by artist Morris Louis in 1961. It is a piece from the Color Field Painting movement, rendered with acrylic on canvas. The dimensions of the artwork are 204.4 x 86.3 cm, and it is part of the “Stripe” series, classified within the abstract genre.
The artwork features a series of vertical stripes running parallel and varying in color intensity. Each stripe demonstrates the artist’s command over the medium, seamlessly blending vivid hues from red to yellow and green, converging with accents of blue and purple. The stripes possess a luminous quality, emphasizing their purity and clarity against the unadorned canvas background. This composition exemplifies the aesthetic principles of Color Field Painting, focusing on an overall sense of color and form rather than representational content. The elongated canvas enhances the imposing yet graceful verticality of the stripes, engendering a contemplative visual rhythm.
