for in it thereis a preoccupation with objectivity, which,though it may be considered as a revitalizationof abstraction, is to me indicative of retrogres-sion. I believe that abstraction (the eliminationof representation), with all its shortcomings,should inform the art of the future, and… … BY JONAS LIE Corners oj the Earth in Violet is an excellent work.It marks the apex of Macdonald-Wrights colourachievement, and I see in it a long forward stepin tonal values—the lack of which at times ren-der his other canvases harsh. This new tonalizingof colours is evident in all his more recent…
Art · Decoration and ornament
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