Dimensions: image: 344 x 336 mm
Copyright: © The estate of Justin Knowles/DKRT Investments Corp. | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Curator: Justin Knowles' "S.24.02" presents a fascinating study in geometric abstraction. Notice how the overlapping circles and semi-circles create a sense of depth and movement. Editor: Wow, it's so playful! Like a color wheel having a dance party. I immediately think of childhood toys, something comforting. Curator: Indeed. The interplay of primary and secondary colors against the stark white background is quite striking. Knowles' work often explores systems and structures, inviting us to consider the relationships between form and color. Editor: It feels almost like a visual algorithm, doesn't it? So precise, yet with a hint of human touch. I bet Knowles was a bit of a dreamer, a cosmic tinkerer. Curator: One could argue the arrangement echoes certain mathematical sequences, or even, perhaps, a coded language reflective of its time. Editor: I love how something so simple can spark so many ideas. I am walking away thinking about the potential of basic shapes. Curator: A testament to the artist's ability to distill complexity into elegant simplicity, inviting us to consider the underlying structures that shape our perceptions.
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Although finished works in their own right, these prints can also be thought of as working models for larger paintings or three-dimensional objects. Knowles overriding concerns were with form, dimension and space, and he realized his works through the application of various systems to a set of ideas, what he called ‘artform concepts’. Knowles often used the same concept, expressed in a combination of forms, to make works in different materials and on different scales, sometimes making work specific to a particular site. S.157iv.01 2002 (Tate P78738) for example, uses similar forms to those in the installation, D.156iv.01/02 2001-2 (National Gallery of Prague).
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