Turn (2/3)

Turn (2/3)

Ron Davis

1968

Accession Number

33781

Medium

Fiberglass and polyester resin

Dimensions

152.4 × 365.7 cm (60 × 144 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Twentieth-Century Purchase Fund

Background & Context

Background Story

Ron Davis's Turn (2/3) is a geometric abstract painting by the American artist associated with Finish Fetish and geometric abstraction. Davis (born 1937) was known for his illusionistic paintings of geometric forms rendered with airbrush and acrylic.

Cultural Impact

Davis was a significant figure in 1960s geometric abstraction.

Why It Matters

This geometric abstraction plays with illusion and form.