Ellsworth Kelly’s “paintings” are the most powerful works I have ever seen. Experiencing them levels me to my core. His works have beauty, grace, harmony, and an almost overwhelming sublime power. sfmoma: In case you missed this terrific NYTimes article on Ellsworth Kelly, here’s a snippet: “While many other artists of his generation were appropriating images of American flags or movie stars or newspaper clippings, Mr. Kelly was relentlessly immersed in abstraction: creating color spectrums and panel paintings with nothing but a giant curve or rectangle, or making drawings depicting the simple outline of a leaf.”  Read more: Ellsworth Kelly, Explorer of Shape, Line and Color - NYTimes.com High-res

Ellsworth Kelly’s “paintings” are the most powerful works I have ever seen. Experiencing them levels me to my core. His works have beauty, grace, harmony, and an almost overwhelming sublime power.

sfmoma:

In case you missed this terrific NYTimes article on Ellsworth Kelly, here’s a snippet:

“While many other artists of his generation were appropriating images of American flags or movie stars or newspaper clippings, Mr. Kelly was relentlessly immersed in abstraction: creating color spectrums and panel paintings with nothing but a giant curve or rectangle, or making drawings depicting the simple outline of a leaf.”

 Read more: Ellsworth Kelly, Explorer of Shape, Line and Color - NYTimes.com