Fairfield Porter’s Secret Geometry

Year: 2005 Authors: Chris Bartlett

Core claim

Porter’s seemingly naturalistic paintings are built on a deliberate geometric armature based on the golden section and dynamic symmetry.

Topics

golden section, dynamic symmetry, painting composition, art history, proportional design

Domains

geometry, proportion, irrational numbers, painting, art composition, modern art, visual design

Methods

formal visual analysis, historical influence tracing, composition comparison, geometric overlay reading

Media

paintings, watercolors, pastels

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