Nicholas Forrest for Blouin ArtInfo
18 December 2014
18 December 2014
Geometric Genius
Embedded within the hard lines, sharp angles, and bold colours of legendary Australian artist Sydney Ball's geometric, abstract, hard-edged paintings is 81 years of life experience as well as the knowledge and insight gained over a career spanning five decades, including two stints in New York in the 1960s where he became acquainted with the likes of Mark Rothko, William De Kooning, and Robert Motherwell.