Colored paper images II, State — Fine Art

Colored paper images II, State shows flat shapes laid one on top of another. A few strong colour fields sit side by side, cut clean at the edges. The shapes feel cut rather than brushed, since Ellsworth Kelly works from paper cuts and painted panels.

This fine art print is ready to hang on arrival. The frame can follow the room: a light frame on a dark wall, a dark frame on a pale wall, or a wood frame beside wooden furniture. On this print the flat colour stays even, so the frame does not compete with the shapes.

It sits on a kitchen wall near a sink, seen while washing up. The bright colour cuts through the room without shouting. From the table you catch the shapes, and from the stove you see how the colours hold their own.