P-129

Basic Information

Title: P-129
Artist(s): Manfred Mohr
Date Created: 1972
Unframed Dimensions: 23.5 x 23.5 in.
Medium:
Inventory ID: Mohr-1972-02

Description

signed and dated lower right in graphite
artist’s name, date, and title printed lower left

Grid of solid triangles projected onto a sphere: The 4 possible triangles formed by 2 edges of a square & 1 of its 2 diagonals, randomly chosen at each grid position. Based on my earlier drawing P-128, sphereless, with symbols created from an alphabet of the 4 edges & 2 diagonals of the square.

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