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Delos Van Earl — Forty (40) Rounds and Squares
Delos Van Earl

Forty (40) Rounds and Squares

2018

Forty painted steel forms arranged in a grid present a vibrant study in color, geometry, and abstraction. Each sphere or cube, roughly uniform in scale, is rendered in saturated oil enamel with bold two, three, or four color divisions that suggest stylized animal heads, totemic faces, or pure geometric play. The artist's characteristic approach to form emerges through the interplay of vivid hues, yellows, blues, reds, greens, purples, and oranges, applied with precision to steel surfaces that catch light and shadow. These works exemplify Van Earl's modernist sensibility, where simplified silhouettes and chromatic intensity transform utilitarian materials into expressive sculptural statements. Together, the collection functions as both a cohesive serial artwork and an encyclopedia of color combinations, inviting contemplation of pattern, repetition, and the subtle variations that distinguish each seemingly identical unit.

Medium
Oil enamel on steel See description for size
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, Forty (40) Rounds and Squares, 2018

Forty painted steel forms arranged in a grid present a vibrant study in color, geometry, and abstraction. Each sphere or cube, roughly uniform in scale, is rendered in saturated oil enamel with bold two, three, or four color divisions that suggest stylized animal heads, totemic faces, or pure geometric play. The artist's characteristic approach to form emerges through the interplay of vivid hues, yellows, blues, reds, greens, purples, and oranges, applied with precision to steel surfaces that catch light and shadow. These works exemplify Van Earl's modernist sensibility, where simplified silhouettes and chromatic intensity transform utilitarian materials into expressive sculptural statements. Together, the collection functions as both a cohesive serial artwork and an encyclopedia of color combinations, inviting contemplation of pattern, repetition, and the subtle variations that distinguish each seemingly identical unit.

Medium
Oil enamel on steel See description for size
Year
2018

Related themes

Vivid Palette, Three Dimensional, Totemic Forms, Contemporary Abstract, Steel Sculpture, Serial Work, Grid Installation, Color Study, Modernist, Spheres And Cubes, American Artist, Contemporary Sculpture, Stylized Creatures, Painted Steel, Bright Colors, Playful, Abstract Geometric, Colorful, Minimal Forms, Oil Enamel

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