Deep Six 1979

"Deep Six" (1979) is a work by American artist Gene Davis (1920-1985). The abstract work is comprised of a grid-like arrangement of dots and lines arranged in seemingly random patterns. The composition is divided horizontally, with a lighter purple upper section and a lighter beige lower section, the latter populated with a dense arrangement of colored lines and dots. The artist is most known for his hard-edge, geometric paintings. This work is a departure from that style, but the emphasis on the repetition and variation of simple forms is evident in both.