THE COLOR WHITE - ROBERT RYMAN, LUCIO FONTANA, EDMUND DE WAAL, RACHEL WHITEREAD, YOKO ONO AND MORE.

Today's episode is all about the color white, and how it is and has been used in the work of artists like Lucio Fontana, Edmund de Waal, Robert Ryman, Rachel Whiteread, Agnes martin and more. White affords a way of seeing that goes deeper than just the eyes, and I want to explore that in today's episode.
Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
1:50 Associations in culture
3:46 Alchemy and white as a modality
4:29 Lucio Fontana
6:34 Further cultural associations
7:14 Edmund de Waal
9:36 Yoko Ono
10:41 Robert Ryman
13:33 Rachel Whiteread
15:02 Agnes Martin
16:02 The relationship of white to black
16:34 Outro
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[@samuelhumphrey5908]

Love the insight that White is the essence of the spectrum of colour!

[@underleafe]

welcome back, and thanks for the thought material.

[@annah3860]

Thank you for a beautiful and inspiring video 🤍 Love all the visual references in this episode.

[@cedarraine7829]

I always think about the Alex Grey painting “Polar Unity” when I ponder white & black. ❤ great video.

[@AnInterest]

Just googled -- amazing! Thank you for this reference.

[@sharonphelps]

Thank you. I would like to add a few more observations. White surfaces appear to increase light reflectivity. In the absence of colour, we tend to look harder for nuances of mark and surface. This seems to invite meditative or contemplative states when looking at the work. Also, as in the case of Robert Ryman, if white has been pre- determined for a series of works, then the artist can switch focus to the other aspects of making outside of colour.

[@AnInterest]

Thank you so much for this insightful reply! And yes, the last sentence is on the head, and actually exactly what Ryman says in this Art21 episode I mentioned

[@YZOBEL5000]

i think of Arthur Jafa's work when it comes to the topic of white and black in his artworks.

[@_mixedsignals]

Twombly!

[@micah8389]

Promo*SM 🌷

[@selinawilsonart]

Another beautiful, informative and inspiring episode. Good to know I’m not alone in skipping the first page 😂🤍

[@AnInterest]

😆 so much pressure! thank you!