The artwork, named “Summer Insignia,” was created by the artist Helen Frankenthaler in 1969. It is a quintessential example of the Color Field Painting movement and falls within the abstract genre.
“Summer Insignia” features expansive fields of bold colors, emblematic of the Color Field Painting style. The artwork predominantly contains a large blue form, bordered on the left by vertical bands of green and yellow. The colors are applied with a sense of fluidity and subtly blend into one another, characteristic of Frankenthaler’s technique of soaking paint into the canvas. The composition creates a sense of openness and movement, encouraging the viewer to engage with the pure emotional resonance of color. The work is devoid of any representational elements, maintaining a focus on the interaction between the hues and the spatial harmony they create.
