
Something Else No. 71
2022
Something Else No. 71 draws the eye into a sustained conversation between color, shape, and negative space, rendered in acrylic on a perfectly square canvas measuring 111.8 × 111.8 cm. Baumann works with a formal economy that belies the emotional complexity of the surface, layering and refining until each passage of color feels both inevitable and quietly surprising. The square format is no accident, as it imposes a kind of democratic stillness on the composition, refusing to privilege any single axis and inviting the viewer to move through the work at their own pace. Baumann has developed a practice rooted in the investigation of how abstract forms can carry feeling without resorting to symbol or narrative. Something Else No. 71, part of an ongoing numbered series, reflects her sustained commitment to process as a mode of discovery rather than execution of a predetermined image. The series title itself signals an openness, a refusal to close down meaning before the work has had its say. This painting, signed by the artist and available through Modernism Inc., represents a mature and confident entry in a body of work that continues to attract serious critical and collector attention. For collectors seeking works that reward long acquaintance, Something Else No. 71 offers precisely that quality. Its surface reveals new relationships between tones and edges as light conditions shift throughout the day, and its compact scale makes it a versatile yet commanding presence in a considered interior. Unframed, it presents an opportunity to complete the work according to individual taste, with the canvas itself providing a clean, self-possessed object ready to meet its permanent home.
- Medium
- Acrylic on canvas
- Overall
- Signed
- Yes
- Location
- Modernism Inc., San Francisco, CA
- Spotted At
- Gallery · Modernism Inc.View on map
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