The inner rectangle of larger bars measure 5 sets by 7 sets. Both the large set of bars and the small set of bars form two sides of a square: all squares are similar. Two figures are similar if they have the same shape and are only different in size. Another interesting mathematical feature of this print is the similarity between the larger sets of black or red bars and the smaller sets. It has two lines of symmetry: one horizontal though the center, and one vertical through the center. This print is a great example of reflection symmetry. Tagged geometry, glide reflection symmetry, Grid, Kazimir Malevich, Pablo's Birthday, Piet Mondrian, Pius Fox, rotational symmetryĭikko Faust – Magnified Basketweave – Hand set block print – 2013 Again,the shapes are the language that Fox is using to convey a sense of place. Looking at this painting the viewer gets the feeling that it is about more than just the geometry. Behind the triangles there is a 180 degree rotational symmetry to the red blue and gold lines. This creates a strong pattern that superimposes the other lines of the painting. Lightly drawing in both diagonals of each rectangular grid cell, he fills in a dark isosceles triangle in the top half of each. Dividing the rectangular canvas into four columns and four rows, Fox has set up an interesting grid to draw lines connecting the points of intersection on the grid. I Particularly like the use of both line and solid shapes this painting. ![]() The next painting I would like to discuss is an untitled oil on canvas also from 2014. Pius Fox – Untitled (PF 1403-41) – Oil on canvas – 2014 The symmetrical properties of the painting – for example the glide reflections in the placement of the pink and yellow triangles – enhance the relationships of colors, making them seem to glow. The geometric shapes are a vehicle for Fox’s use of layers of color and his lush painting technique. In this painting rectangles and triangles might – at first glance – seem to be the subject of this work, but in fact it is much deeper. I feel that in some ways Fox’s work is taking this use of geometric forms a step further. There is no longer a delineation between subject and artwork. In Mondrian’s square canvases the square itself becomes both the format and the subject. Malevich used the geometric forms as his subject matter: the paintings were traditional in the fact that, even though he was depicting abstract themes, they were still pictures of shapes within a background. What I find interesting about this work is how it relates to the work of Piet Mondrian and Kazimir Malevich. Each is bisected diagonally to form eight right triangles. The first painting is “Zeitland Schaft”, an oil painting from 2014. ![]() Picture courtesy of the artist and the gallery Pius Fox – Zeitland Schaft – Oil on Canvas – 2014
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