Manteneia I
Frank Stella
American, born 1936

Details
Title
Manteneia I
Artist/Maker
Frank Stella (American, born 1936)
Date
1968
Medium
Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions
60 x 240 inches
Credit
Gift of Frances Floyd Cocke
Accession #
1978.56
On View
Currently not on view
Although other artists had departed from the traditional rectangular support for their paintings, Frank Stella was one of the first to use shaped canvases, which early in his career corresponded to the geometrical patterns and designs painted on them. Manteneia I is part of the Protractor Series, a group of works based on a demilune motif. Possibly inspired by patterns used in medieval Irish manuscripts, the overlapping bands of fluorescent colors create spatial discontinuities as they suggest a series of planes stacked upon one another.
Image Copyright
© (C) 2006 Frank Stella/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
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