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Delos Van Earl — Fan Tango
Delos Van Earl

Fan Tango

2018

A fan shaped steel panel painted in vivid oil enamel displays a dynamic composition of overlapping triangular forms in chartreuse green, magenta, jet black, and bright yellow. The geometric planes create a sense of movement and depth across the curved surface, suggesting the stylized silhouette of a creature or totemic figure rendered through modernist abstraction. The steel substrate is shaped into a shallow curved form that projects from the wall, emphasizing the sculptural dimensionality of the work. Van Earl's characteristic use of saturated, contrasting colors and crisp linear divisions creates visual tension between the formal geometric structure and the implied organic subject. The piece exemplifies the artist's approach to transforming animal and creature imagery into bold, color field abstractions in steel.

Medium
Oil enamel on steel
Dimensions
Spotted At
Studio · Delos Van Earl Studios

Notes

From Delos Van Earl's CREATURES series, oil-enamel-on-steel sculptures of stylized animals and totemic forms. Catalog: https://delosvanearlstudios.com/section/526465-CREATURES.html.

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Delos Van Earl, Fan Tango, 2018

A fan shaped steel panel painted in vivid oil enamel displays a dynamic composition of overlapping triangular forms in chartreuse green, magenta, jet black, and bright yellow. The geometric planes create a sense of movement and depth across the curved surface, suggesting the stylized silhouette of a creature or totemic figure rendered through modernist abstraction. The steel substrate is shaped into a shallow curved form that projects from the wall, emphasizing the sculptural dimensionality of the work. Van Earl's characteristic use of saturated, contrasting colors and crisp linear divisions creates visual tension between the formal geometric structure and the implied organic subject. The piece exemplifies the artist's approach to transforming animal and creature imagery into bold, color field abstractions in steel.

Medium
Oil enamel on steel
Dimensions
61 x 86.4 x 5.1 cm
Year
2018

Related themes

Three Dimensional, Animal Forms, Vibrant Palette, Chartreuse Green, Modernist, Totemic, American Artist, Contemporary Sculpture, Color Field, Stylized Creatures, Geometric Abstraction, Painted Steel, Playful Abstraction, Jet Black, Contemporary Art, Magenta, Yellow Accents, Metal Sculpture, Oil Enamel, Fan Shape

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