The orange trace is made with a pure cadmium orange pigment; added with an acrylic binder.

For the artist; this work is "musical". You should contemplate it while listening to Aretha Franklin or Randy Weston!Although Ryman claims his paintings have no content; only focusing on process; audiences appreciate their serenity and perfection. They call for a refined sensitivity. In the 1980s; in a hurry to explain their meaning; he resorted to the metaphor usually used to speak of an abstract painting: music.

“What does a painting convey to the viewer? The experience of light. An experience of pleasure and well-being.

It's like listening to music. Like going to the opera and coming out feeling fulfilled; feeling like you've experienced something extraordinary. Who supports you for a while. "

About Robert Ryman. Tony Godfrey; “Painting today” Phaïdon 2010 edition.