Orchard Tambourine B Complete Portfolio 2002

Terry Frost made this silkscreen print, "Orchard Tambourine B Complete Portfolio," by layering flat colors, almost like building blocks. It feels like he's playing with the push and pull of color relationships. Up close, you see how each square is its own little world. The color is printed flatly, yet the eye mixes colors and creates the depth in the artwork. Look at the square with the green circle. See how the colors vibrate against each other? It’s as if the circle is popping out, like a hole, with a darker void behind it. Frost was a master of color, always exploring how different hues interact and change each other. Looking at Josef Albers' work, with his explorations of color theory, you can see how artists build upon each other’s ideas, each finding their own unique way of seeing and showing us the world. And the world looks different every time, doesn’t it?