Black and White from the series Line Form Color 1951

Ellsworth Kelly made "Black and White" as part of his series, Line Form Color, using a process of reduction and distillation. Look at how the black hovers over the white, creating this charged, almost electric space between them. I love the physical presence of this piece. It’s so stark, yet so full of feeling. You can sense the hand of the artist in the slightly uneven edge where the colors meet. It’s like a breath held. I think about the absolute simplicity of the gesture—a division of space, a play with positive and negative, light and dark. It reminds me of Malevich and the Suprematists, but with a distinctly American sensibility. It’s this perfect balance of rigor and intuition, a testament to the power of seeing. Art isn't about answers; it's about the questions.