White Sun-BoxFramed Poster

White Sun-Box - 1966 shows a pale square near the middle, and the paint around it is thin enough to let the ground show through. The brush moves in slow, open strokes. Theodoros Stamos leaves the edges soft, so the white box seems to float rather than sit.

A framed poster on a chimney breast above a wood burner, in a living room with warm lamplight. A wood frame picks up the tone of the mantel and the paper stays matte, so the soft greys do not glare.

From the doorway to the kitchen you see the pale square first and the slower strokes after. The white holds the middle while the darker tones settle at the sides, and the whole thing feels still.