Equal Quantities: Placed or Dropped In, Out, and On in Relation to Specific Boundaries (diagram 1)

1967

Barry Le Va

Associated Names
Barry Le Va
Artist, American, 1941 - 2021
The image shows an arrangement of geometric shapes and lines, primarily rectangles and straight lines, with emphasis on linear measurements in inches. The abstract layout resembles a blueprint or architectural plan, with labeled points A, B, C, and D at each corner. Each shape is connected with measurements in red, suggesting a room or building plan where rectangles may represent objects or structural elements within a defined space.
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Artwork overview

Associated Artworks

Wide strips of gray felt, lengths of square aluminum shafts, silver ball bearings, and felt cut up like confetti are scattered across a wood floor in this installation photograph. The aluminum lengths create verticals and horizontals. Some of the felt is cut into squares, which are stacked or splayed, or into longer lengths that crumple like cooked lasagna noodles. The shiny ball bearings are mostly in pairs or trios, carefully placed in rows or columns across the composition. From afar, the felt scraps resemble dirt, also strewn across the space.

Equal Quantities: Placed or Dropped In, Out, and On in Relation to Specific Boundaries

Barry Le Va
1967
The image displays geometric shapes including squares, rectangles, irregular cloud-like forms, and clusters of small circles. The composition consists of lines and shapes resembling architectural blueprints, with overlapping lines suggesting structural frameworks. The arrangement may evoke building schematics or garden layouts, with cloud-like shapes potentially representing natural elements and linear forms resembling pathways or borders. Red annotations and measurements add a technical aspect, framing the layout within a grid similar to drafting paper.

Equal Quantities: Placed or Dropped In, Out, and On in Relation to Specific Boundaries (diagram 2)

Barry Le Va
1967

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Sonnabend Gallery, New York); purchased 31 May 2012 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in red felt-tip pen: Barry Le Va

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