A quiet arithmetic of yellow on white: two short vertical strokes hang above a long curving arc that lifts gently toward the right edge. Hartley's colour choice - a warm, almost solar cadmium - charges what might otherwise read as notation with a low, persistent heat. The horizon line carries a slight asymmetry that keeps the eye moving, preventing the composition from settling into mere diagram.
- Curatorial note, wifärt gallery
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A quiet arithmetic of yellow on white: two short vertical strokes hang above a long curving arc that lifts gently toward the right edge. Hartley's colour choice - a warm, almost solar cadmium - charges what might otherwise read as notation with a low, persistent heat. The horizon line carries a slight asymmetry that keeps the eye moving, preventing the composition from settling into mere diagram.
- Curatorial note, wifärt gallery