K VII

László Moholy-Nagy stated that ‘…abstract painting can be understood as an arrested, frozen phase of kinetic light display leading back to the original emotional, sensuous meaning of colour of which William Turner (1775–1851), the great English painter, was an admirable predecessor.’

László Moholy-Nagy: Proto-Conceptual Artist via Hauser & Wirth's YouTube channel

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Collection

Not in ACMI's collection

Previously on display

13 November 2022

ACMI: Gallery 4

Credits

artist

Laszlo Moholy-Nagy

Production dates

1922

Appears in

Group of items

School of Light

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

LN189715

Curatorial section

Light → School of Light

Measurements

1153 x 1359 mm

Object Types

Painting/Pictorial

Materials

Oil paint and graphite on canvas

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