Hot Center

Julian Stanczak (Polish/American, born in 1928)
Hot Center, 1990
UB #2 acrylic on masonite
“Decades of Light Julian Stanczak Limited Edition Book”
16 ½ x 14 ½ inches

The first to use undulating lines to produce unsettling forms that seemed to shiver and throb with light, Julian Stanczak secured the position of leader of the

This geometric square work forms an optical illusion. Slight gradations in color create a transition from dark purple on the outside to bright red in the vertical center. The piece is fragmented by small squares and the small light blue lines connecting them, forming a grid. Though each square is a solid color, the artist’s expert use of color creates the illusion that the color is changing as the eye moves horizontally across the piece. A light blue border frames and unifies the work.