Daniel LaRue Johnson, Artist

Big Red , 1964

Big Red is a geometric mixed-media painting that shares aesthetic similarities with the slickness of works by Los Angeles "finish fetish" and light-and-space artists. The matte black of the painting juxtaposed against the rectilinear red, yellow, and white forms that extend from the center create a subtle variance in the surface, which is aided by the low-relief forms in the center.