Folded Geometric Shapes

Maria van Elk (1943), oil pastel on Japanese paper, 1986

In 1986 Maria van Elk folded eight sheets of thin paper into different shapes, each with its own colour. As a result, colour and shape enter into a relationship. It suddenly appears that green makes a more spatial effect than red and a triangle a wider impression than a hexagon. Like Ellsworth Kelly (whose sculptures are now on display in the Rijksmuseum Gardens), Van Elk merges colour and shape.

  • Artwork typedrawing
  • Object numberRP-T-2019-449
  • Dimensionsheight 455 mm x width 455 mm
  • Physical characteristicsoliepastelkrijt op Japans papier