'Cosas Minimas' By Blanca Gomez

'Cosas Minimas' By Blanca Gomez

Category: Economy and Minimalism

Blanca Gomez created the image above ‘Cosas Minimas’. There is a correlation in minimal art “where much Minimal work renders colour and literal shape” (31) and is accompanied by a very plain, simplistic background. Gomez uses this in her work as you can see in the image above. Gomez keeps her work minimal by using only three colours and drawing in a simple, yet stylistic manner. By using solid red in her work to accompany the black and white man, she creates an eye catching piece. She keeps her work intriguing by keeping the detail to a minimum, which is demonstrated on the jacket of the man. By painting on ten small white dots, the jacket is given definition without being over the top. Simple shapes that give the viewer just enough information so they know what the image is, allows the viewer and the artist to decipher the story behind the image and therefore allows the mind to create the piece of work as well as the eye. Many think that in minimal art “a work should reveal nothing other than its constitutive materials” (32) as the work should only be “an art of simple design, clean, unmodulated surfaces and bright colour.”(33) Gomez has all of these characteristics in her image and works upon them in order for her work to be classed as a successful Minimal illustration. The ‘simple design’ Gomez uses, consisting of just three key objects/characters in her work means that she can counter act her simple line work with block colour, keeping the illustration ‘clean’ and unfussy.  

References:
(31) Meyer. J (2000) Page 24
(32) Meyer. J (2001) Page 7
(33) Meyer. J (2000) Page 15