Beware Familiar Spirits II 2002

Tony DeLap’s ‘Beware Familiar Spirits II’ is like a silent conversation in white. It's so simple, you might almost miss it, but give it a minute and you’ll see the magic. The way it's made, so clean and precise, makes me think about art as a process of refinement, boiling something down to its purest form. The surface is smooth, almost like a pristine page, but then there's this sharp edge that cuts through the space. That edge, for me, is everything! It's like a reminder that even in the most minimal gesture, there’s a whole world of tension and possibility. DeLap reminds me a bit of some of the Light and Space artists like Robert Irwin, who also played with perception and form in such subtle ways. It makes you realize that art isn't always about loud statements; sometimes it's about the quiet shifts that change how we see the world.