Open series

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Open series is a renowned group of abstract paintings by Robert Motherwell characterized by large, simplified rectangular forms and subtle color fields that explore spatial relationships and emotional resonance.

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instanceOf abstract art series ⓘ
series of paintings ⓘ
creator Robert Motherwell ⓘ
hasArtisticMovement Abstract Expressionism ⓘ
Color Field painting ⓘ
hasCharacteristic exploration of emotional resonance ⓘ
exploration of spatial relationships ⓘ
large simplified rectangular forms ⓘ
subtle color fields ⓘ
hasColorCharacteristic carefully modulated hues ⓘ
muted palettes ⓘ
subtle contrasts ⓘ
hasFormalConcern relationship between line and field ⓘ
scale and proportion of rectangles ⓘ
tension between figure and ground ⓘ
hasGenre non-representational art ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn late 20th-century abstract painting ⓘ
hasMotif open rectangular outlines ⓘ
rectangular frame-like shapes ⓘ
hasNotableWorkInSeries Open No. 153 ⓘ
Open No. 24 ⓘ
Open No. 97 ⓘ
hasPeriod late career of Robert Motherwell ⓘ
hasReception renowned in modern art discourse ⓘ
hasStyle minimal geometric structure ⓘ
reductive composition ⓘ
hasTheme architectonic structure ⓘ
emotion ⓘ
interior and exterior space ⓘ
perception ⓘ
space ⓘ
hasWorkType abstract painting ⓘ
partOf Robert Motherwell oeuvre ⓘ
usesElement flat color planes ⓘ
subtle tonal variations ⓘ
usesMedium acrylic paint ⓘ
oil paint ⓘ

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Robert Motherwell → notableWork → Open series ⓘ
Robert Motherwell → notableSeries → Open series ⓘ