Triángulos 102 (de la serie Triángulos)
Artist name
Artist year born
1902
Artist year deceased
1985
Artwork make date
1978
Artwork title translation
Triangles 102 (from the series Triangles)
Artwork material
acrylic
paper
paper
Artwork dimensions
height: 40cm
width: 40cm
width: 40cm
Artwork type (categories)
Painting
Accession method
Donated by Maria Freire 1995
Accession number
43-1995
Label text
Triángulos 102 of 1978 is a late work by Costigliolo where the rectilinear shapes of the slightly earlier series of Cuadrados y rectángulos have been replaced with acutely angled triangles but the effect is similar: the geometric shapes are mainly solid black elements while the coloured areas produce ambiguous spaces which refuse to be read simply as either objects or space but flick from one to the other as the eye roams the painting. The single 'hollow' triangle with an orange centre that seems to spill out creates a special spatial ambiguity but throughout the work the ambiguous figure/ground relations increase the sensation of a dynamic explosion in space.
Rebecca Wills
Rebecca Wills
Last updated date
2008