“The form of my painting is the content. . . . My work is made of single or multiple panels: rectangle, curved or square. I am less interested in marks on the panels than the ‘presence’ of the panels themselves. In my painting, negative space is never arbitrary.” – Ellsworth Kelly

In its simplicity, this work asks viewers to focus on the union of the two shapes presented on the wall. Ellsworth Kelly draws attention to the crisp lines and boundaries of the forms. Throughout his career, Kelly worked to reduce the evidence of his hand in his painting, eliminating brushstrokes almost entirely, hoping instead to make the elegant power of geometry the star of the viewing experience.