Tsivory — Fine Art

Tsivory - 1972 sets up a square field where the eye enters at the centre and rests on a set of colour bands. Thomas Downing works in hard edge colour field painting, and the marks sit in measured rows with open space between them. You notice the quiet gaps more than the paint itself.

The fine art frame comes in white, wood, dark wood or black, and the edge gives this composition a clear border on the wall. A white finish keeps the pale ground readable, while a dark finish pulls the eye toward the inner bands.

It sits on a hallway wall where the light comes low from a side window. From the landing you see the broad colour layout, and you walk nearer to read the small shifts between the painted bands.