Color-Space Field Diagrams 1941

Curator: This intriguing work is titled "Color-Space Field Diagrams" by Stuart Davis. The piece, whose date remains unknown, resides here at the Harvard Art Museums. Editor: It’s like a secret code! The simple shapes and colors create this playful puzzle... I wonder what it unlocks? Curator: Davis was fascinated by relationships. Notice how the diagram implies an analogy between color, field, and observation. These visual cues trigger psychological interpretation, inviting a dialogue between color and space. Editor: A conversation between colors, I love that! It feels almost like a map, charting a course through abstract thought. Curator: Indeed. The diagram is an insightful prompt for anyone to consider their own subjective experience of color relationships. Editor: It all feels quite foundational. Davis' sketch has left me wanting to build up something from it myself.