Noland, Kenneth

Noland, Kenneth (nō'lund) [key], 1924–, American painter, b. Asheville, N.C. Noland first experimented with bands of pure color in bull's-eye and chevron motifs and horizontal parallel stripes. He emphasized the flatness of his canvas by staining paint into raw canvas and using uniform color values. In his work color itself is the subject. Later paintings treat plaid designs with muted color bands of varied width.

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