Gradations and Imperfections is a circular panel animated by a dynamic checkerboard pattern, rendered in a palette of rich blue and creamy beige squares. Perceptually, it’s diagonal grid evokes a sense of movement and playful disruption. Each square and stripe varies subtly in hue and texture, inviting close examination of the painting’s hand-painted qualities.
In addition, the interplay between the geometry of the repeated forms and the organic deviations within them challenges a viewer to reconsider how we see, as well as the aesthetic of pattern and variation.
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Amy Ione
Title: Gradations and Imperfections
Date: 2025
Medium: Oil on board
Dimensions: 16x16x1.5 inches (unframed)
Signed
Catalog Number: 35741
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An image of showing the work early in its development:
