Triangles within a Square 1971

Editor: So, here we have Gordon House's "Triangles within a Square." It's undated, but it looks like an etching. It feels very formal and almost mathematical. What's your take on this piece? Curator: The institutional history of geometric abstraction is fascinating. Its rise mirrors utopian social ideals. This piece, though small, engages in a dialogue about order and structure, prevalent in post-war art. Do you see any symbolism in the stark contrast between the filled and empty triangles? Editor: I hadn't thought of it that way! It does make you wonder about what the artist wanted to convey. Curator: Perhaps it's about the power of suggestion, or the interplay between absence and presence within these rigid systems. It really gets you thinking about the social context that birthed these ideas.