Collision
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acrylic on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 91.4 x 121.9 cm (36 x 48 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CMC
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection
Accession Number
2003.20.1
Art Historical Context
Sylvia Plimack Mangold's *Collision* (1977 an acrylic painting on canvas measuring 36 x48 inches, exemplifies the artist's innovative approach to abstraction during a pivotal era in American art. Created amid the rise of post-Minimalism this work draws from Mangold's signature style of geometric precision, where she explores the tension between drawn lines and painted surfaces. Acrylic's quick-drying properties allowed her to layer vibrant colors and sharp edges with tape-masked accuracy, blurring the boundaries between drawing and painting. Mangold, a key figure in 1970s contemporary paintin...