Details
The image
A single field of blue with a soft edge where the colour stops, the surface slightly uneven so that the tone shifts across the sheet. There is no subject, no frame and no horizon, the picture is the field itself and the way it changes as the eye moves.
Where it comes from
Monochrome painting asked how much can be taken away before an image stops working and the answer arrived at repeatedly through the twentieth century was that a field of colour can hold a wall better than a picture can. The reason is practical: there is nothing in it to tire of and it changes with the light rather than against it.
On the wall
It suits a modern interior, a study or a bedroom, where colour takes the place of decoration. Because the surface is single and large, it holds a big wall and still feels quiet. In a group it should be the element that sets the temperature rather than the centre of attention.
In company
The rest of the Minimal collection holds pieces from the same years and the same printing habits.Avoid a second large field of colour in the same room, two monochromes on one wall cancel each other out.
