RGV Cube, 2001

Violet-Green Hinge, 2001 
Hinge Series, (PTN 1053) 
34 5/8 x 18 1/2 inches 
Golden Acrylics on expanded PVC 

Violet-Green Hinge is deceptively simple, and to me, it’s anything but minimalistic. The longer I look, the more I see the subtle illusion that makes it flat, but not flat. The kinetic tension of its back and forth spatial trick emphasizes the razor’s edge between emotion (nature) and logic (geometry).  Not only that, it took me years to perceive that it also slips back and forth between being a hinge made of triangles and a two-toned upright panel.   — Barbara Davis