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Colour/Plane Study, 2004 Paint, digital print, vinyl 4 x 2.5 metres The axonometric drawing of Colour/Plane Study (here shown installed at Art In General, New York) always shows a pristine version of the space in which it is installed, stripped of its architectural details (doors, column, paneling) and divided into distinct planes. An axonometric drawing is a scale rendering, like a floor-plan, that also shows the space's volume in three-dimensions. This work is a study of Le Corbusier's use of light and color to emphasize spatial, architectural qualities. He suggested painting distinct planes in solid colors in order to either highlight or alter the spatial characteristics of a room. He used assertive tones, like red, to "hold the wall," and other colors, like blue, to make a wall recede. The Colour/Plan Study pictured here suggests a space in which coloured planes are placed in dialogue with the depth-illusion of the photo-mural (here a quotation from the work Functionalism). Photography: Ray Anastas
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Terence Gower
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