Lot Essay
“The shapes kept moving
Around and around until they
Could find their way with one another
Hiding and coming forward
Losing and finding
Commanding, receding
Seeking each other
As an asymmetrical dynamic balance”
-Richard Pousette-Dart
-The exact notebook source for this dictation remains unknown
(Anfam, David, Richard Pousette-Dart, and Carter Ratcliff. Pousette-dart: Predominantly White Paintings. Washington, D.C: Phillips Collection, 2010. Print. P 17.)
Around and around until they
Could find their way with one another
Hiding and coming forward
Losing and finding
Commanding, receding
Seeking each other
As an asymmetrical dynamic balance”
-Richard Pousette-Dart
-The exact notebook source for this dictation remains unknown
(Anfam, David, Richard Pousette-Dart, and Carter Ratcliff. Pousette-dart: Predominantly White Paintings. Washington, D.C: Phillips Collection, 2010. Print. P 17.)