King's Gate 1978

Gene Davis made "King's Gate" with acrylic on canvas, and it’s all about those vertical lines. It’s hard not to think about process here, just laying down stripe after stripe. The material quality, the color, it's all so straightforward. The paint isn't gloppy or trying to be anything other than itself. Look at how the colored stripes on the edges frame that central field of creamy white. It's not just a background; it’s like a quiet hum, a space for the colors to vibrate against. And each stripe is so deliberately placed, creating a rhythm that’s almost musical. Davis's work is like Agnes Martin meets a piano keyboard. He’s tapping into something primal about color and form, and how they affect our perception. It’s painting boiled down to its essence, and it's pretty rad.