Polycycles
1972
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1972
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Polycycles is a 1972 by Aaron Marcus, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows nine identical vertical shapes against a black background. Each shape looks like a coil of wire or rope, with a bulbous base and a tight spiral winding upward. The lines are clean and precise, all the same width and spacing. The artist made these shapes look almost like they’re floating. The black background makes them stand out sharply, like a spotlight. Look up Aaron Marcus next to see how he plays with simple shapes in other works.
A print from 1972 by Aaron Marcus consists of ten vertical columns of white circular "O" shapes arranged against a black background, generated using a computer.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Aaron Marcus never met a grid he didn’t want to bend. The Brooklyn-born designer spent his days in front of a drafting table, erasing the straight line between math and magic. His 1972 print Polycycles is basically a…
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