62-5 by Martin Barre (1962)

Two black rectangles collide on raw canvas. This is 62-5, Martin Barre’s 1962 statement of restraint and force. A vertical slab leans left, its edges frayed like torn paper. A horizontal bar presses down from above, charcoal smudges bleeding into the linen weave. The ochre ground glows through the gaps, a quiet counterpoint to the stark geometry. Hang it where morning light skims the wall—above a console table, or flanking a narrow hallway—so the texture breathes.