Protractor Series
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Protractor Series is a celebrated group of large, brightly colored, geometrically patterned paintings by Frank Stella that exemplify his exploration of shaped canvases and hard-edge abstraction in the late 1960s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Protractor Series canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abstract art series
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painting series ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
challenged conventional rectangular picture format
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exemplifies large-scale, color-intensive abstraction ⓘ marks Stella’s transition from rectilinear to curvilinear shaped canvases ⓘ |
| colorPalette |
contrasting bands of color
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high-key colors ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Frank Stella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | non-representational forms ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Metropolitan Museum of Art
NERFINISHED
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Museum of Modern Art, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Tate Modern NERFINISHED ⓘ Whitney Museum of American Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows |
Black Paintings
NERFINISHED
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Irregular Polygon series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | hard-edge abstraction ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
brightly colored
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curvilinear forms ⓘ geometrically patterned ⓘ interlocking arcs ⓘ large scale ⓘ modular compositions ⓘ symmetry ⓘ |
| hasPart |
multi-panel paintings
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shaped supports ⓘ |
| inception |
1967
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late 1960s ⓘ |
| influenced | late 20th-century abstract painting ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Islamic architectural motifs
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Middle Eastern tile patterns ⓘ circular geometry ⓘ protractor shape ⓘ |
| movement |
Color field painting
NERFINISHED
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Minimalism NERFINISHED ⓘ Post-painterly abstraction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Damascus Gate (Stretch Variation)
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Firuzabad NERFINISHED ⓘ Harran II NERFINISHED ⓘ Kufa Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinjerli I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Frank Stella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Frank Stella’s shaped canvas works ⓘ |
| period | late 1960s American art ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
acrylic paint
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geometric abstraction ⓘ hard-edge painting ⓘ shaped canvas ⓘ |
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