RedAffiche encadrée

Red - 1966 belongs to the run of work where Thomas Downing set simple shapes against each other and let the colour do the talking.

Circles and blocks of red sit on a plain ground, with edges that look drawn by hand rather than measured. The framed poster puts that flat colour on a wall where the light falls evenly, so the red stays deep and the pale ground stays pale.

A dark frame on a pale wall holds the edge of the picture without competing with it. Hang it in a dining room where the table sits close, and the round shapes read as soon as you walk in.