Blue Paint Tubes — Fine Art

Blue Paint Tubes - 1990 shows a row of paint tubes pressed into a flat surface. The blue caps line up and the silver ends catch a little glare. Arman worked with assembled objects and repeated forms in his practice. The grouping reads as a simple study of held things.

You get the fine art print with a hanger already on the back. The print arrives ready to hang with a metal hanger fitted to the back. It goes straight onto a nail or screw and needs no separate frame. That fit keeps the row of tubes steady on the wall without extra hardware.

On a corridor shelf between two books the blue rows sit low and even. From the stair landing the caps hold a small bright line. You see the flat spacing first, then the repeated ends.