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Maker(s):Hosie, William A.
Culture:American (1953-)
Title:Untitled from the series Nōtan
Date Made:1981-1983
Type:Collage
Materials:Paper, paint, foam board
Measurements:Mount: 17 7/8 x 17 15/16 x 1/4 in; 45.4 x 45.6 x .6 cm
Narrative Inscription:  SIGNATURE: recto, lwr.l. (ink): WA HOSIE; NUMBER: recto. lwr.r. (ink): 17
Accession Number:  UM 2023.8.4.A-B
Credit Line:Gift of William A. Hosie
Museum Collection:  University Museum of Contemporary Art at UMASS Amherst

Description:
Square format collages of light and dark shapes on both sides of a foamcore background (two-sided) and inspired by Japanese design concept of Nōtan where light and dark translates shape and form into flat shapes on a two-dimensional surface.
Yin and Yang

Tags:
negative space; abstract; lines; curves

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