Small Blue and Red Neon

1971

Stephen Antonakos

Associated Names
Stephen Antonakos

Artist, American, born Greece, 1926 - 2013

The image shows a series of geometric shapes made of lines forming cubes. In the foreground, there is a large cube outlined in black, with a smaller blue cube inside it and a red cube on top. The cubes, with their intersecting and vertical lines, resemble a simplified, wireframe skyscraper or stacked building blocks. The interplay of colors and shapes conveys a structural concept, abstractly capturing the essence of construction or design.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    colored pencil and graphite with spray paint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.2 x 55.5 cm (13 7/8 x 21 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.6.292

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Vogel, New York; gift to NGA, 2007.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite; Small Blue + Red / neon (underlined) / Jan 25 1971 / Antonakos-

Wikidata ID

Q64632756

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