“Red circle on Black”

  

“Red Circle on Black”, Jiro Yoshihara, 1965

This amazing paint was created in 1965 by Jiro Yoshihara in Minimalism style. The artist is a pioneer of post-war Japanese art. He was inspired by Japanese calligraphy and Zen philosophy. He hand signed his artwork so it’s considered as extremely rare. Yoshihara used a technique for surface printing called Silkscreens. This artwork is the perfect representation of “less is more” a famous quote of minimalism art. In fact the colours used are monochromatic. The only motives are geometrical. I love this painting but I also really liked the mindset of the artist because while realising this artwork he said “Do what has never been done before”. “Red Circle on Black” definitely raised debates but I personally think that it deserves all of the fame it could possibly get.