7-78, Black + Black at the Edge (Dialectical), 1978
Emulsion paint on canvas
(H x W)180 × 180 cm
Status
on display, room GAUL. Werke aus der Sammlung Kemp About the workA slight shift can alter how we perceive a painting. Here, the narrow, cobalt-blue line establishes a boundary, while simultaneously creating an in-between space. Taking the square format as his starting point, Winfred Gaul applied the coloured strip to the black-painted canvas. Shifted slightly inwards and running parallel to three outer edges, the strip separates the matt-painted centre from the glossy periphery. The border is thereby doubled – except for the top edge – making the inner area appear like a picture within a picture. The border thus becomes an optical threshold to the surrounding space.
AccessionKemp Collection Foundation
ProvenanceJuli 1982 Willi Kemp (Köln 1927 - 2020 Düsseldorf) erworben vom Künstler; 2011 Stiftung Sammlung Kemp im Kunstpalast erworben durch Schenkung Willi Kemp
Inventory number0.mkp.2011.Kemp240