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Michael Scott — Untitled (1/3 kilometer - #41)
Michael Scott — Untitled (1/3 kilometer - #41)
Michael Scott

Untitled (1/3 kilometer - #41)

1993

This work presents a dense field of horizontal lines rendered in black enamel on aluminum, creating a rhythmic, nearly abstract composition that suggests both order and visual complexity. The lines vary subtly in length and spacing across the rectangular format, generating an optical effect that wavers between pattern and figuration, inviting the eye to search for meaning within systematic repetition. Created in 1993, the work exemplifies conceptual and minimalist approaches to abstraction that emerged from 1960s and 1970s practices, where artists explored the boundaries between legibility and pure visual experience. The industrial materiality of enamel on aluminum reinforces the work's engagement with process and mechanical precision, while the monochromatic palette emphasizes formal rather than chromatic concerns.

Medium
enamel on aluminum
Overall

Notes

Pure Edge: American Geometric Abstraction (Selected Works from MACBA Buenos Aires), Rago Auctions, 2026-05-01. Lot 115. Signed, titled, dated and inscribed to verso 'M.

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Pure Edge: American Geometric Abstraction (Selected Works from MACBA Buenos Aires)

May 1, 2026

Estimate: $4,000$6,000

Lot 115

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Michael Scott, Untitled (1/3 kilometer - #41), 1993

This work presents a dense field of horizontal lines rendered in black enamel on aluminum, creating a rhythmic, nearly abstract composition that suggests both order and visual complexity. The lines vary subtly in length and spacing across the rectangular format, generating an optical effect that wavers between pattern and figuration, inviting the eye to search for meaning within systematic repetition. Created in 1993, the work exemplifies conceptual and minimalist approaches to abstraction that emerged from 1960s and 1970s practices, where artists explored the boundaries between legibility and pure visual experience. The industrial materiality of enamel on aluminum reinforces the work's engagement with process and mechanical precision, while the monochromatic palette emphasizes formal rather than chromatic concerns.

Medium
enamel on aluminum
Dimensions
overall: 200 x 149.9 cm
Year
1993
Seen at
Rago Auctions, Lambertville, United States

Related themes

Postmodern Abstraction, Abstract Art, Kinetic Illusion, Enamel Painting, Line Drawing, Conceptual Art, Industrial Materials, Pattern And Repetition, Aluminum Works, Black And White, Geometric Abstraction, Optical Art, Systematic Art, Contemporary Art, Monochromatic, Modernist Legacy, Seriality, Formal Composition, Minimalism, Visual Rhythm

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