Emphasis: Contrast

Emphasis: Contrast

Artist: Kenneth Noland
Title of Work: And Half
Year of Production: 1959
Medium: Unlisted – Paint
Source: http://fugitiveink.wordpress.com/2010/01/14/remembering-kenneth-noland/

In this piece, the focal point or emphasis is created through contrast. The contrast of the powerful red color surrounded by the bright yellow ring against very neutral colors creates an immediate emphasis on the circle in the middle.

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