Artwork Title: Cercles concentriques (2604)

Cercles concentriques (2604), 2005

Antonio Asis

1961-2011 Cercles Concentriques, small gouache compositions of concentric rings of dilating electric colors. The reduced target format of varying widths of circles vibrating within one another creates dynamic color interactions that swell and narrow within the tension of the square field. These dazzling geometric paintings are the expression of refined research by an artist with a scientific mind and a precise hand, fascinated by the simple magic he discovers daily at his drawing table. The 15 small bullseye paintings are shown in context with larger paintings of the 1960s from the artist’s Geometría Libre series. In the latter, concentric circles and spheres of color emerge and recede as if suspended in mid-air. With a masterful hand and keen sense of spatial and chromatic dynamics, Asis imbues the paintings with a buoyant and iconic vitality evocative of 1960s aesthetics.
8 x 8 in
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