Blue Rational/Irrational
Al Loving · 1969 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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Across both canvases of this large-scale diptych, Al Loving evokes a three-dimensional space on a two-dimensional surface through strategic layering of cubic forms and carefully calibrated color juxtapositions. Around the time Loving made this work he wrote, “I am tired of objects on walls. The wall must be pierced, brought forward, pushed back.” Blue Rational / Irrational is a bold manifestation of this sentiment. This work debuted in Al Loving: Paintings (1969) at the Whitney Museum, the museum’s first solo exhibition by an African American artist.
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- Maker
- Al Loving (American, 1935–2005)
- Date
- 1969
- Medium
- Acrylic on canvas
- Dimensions
- 147 x 322.5 cm (57 7/8 x 126 15/16 in.)
- Place of origin
- America
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · On view · 224A Contemporary Corridor
- Credit line
- Gift of the KeyBank Collection