Rainbow Environment No.7: Tactile Rainbow Room 1970

In this installation, Ay-O has covered the walls, floor and ceiling with rainbow coloured squares. I'm struck by the systematic and immersive nature of the work. It's not just a painting, it's a whole environment that wraps around you. I can imagine Ay-O, in the midst of it all, carefully placing each square, considering how the colours interact and affect the viewer's experience. It's almost psychedelic, how the vibrant colours and patterns can create a sense of movement, and it invites you to explore the relationship between colour, space and perception. Thinking of other artists who've experimented with colour, I'm reminded of the Light and Space movement and James Turrell, with their focus on how light and colour can alter our sense of reality. The Rainbow Environment feels like a dialogue with those ideas, pushing them even further into a realm of playful immersion.