Jean-Charles Kien's T5X1 artwork, showing a large triangular wood panel painted with horizontal geometric gradients from black to grey.

T5X1 belongs to an unrealized series of large-scale canvases and wood panels that investigates the transition from black to successive shades of grey through a minimal and systematic approach.

 

The work employs geometric forms derived from an axonometric framework, establishing a logical structure that governs both composition and tonal progression. Subtle gradations unfold across the surface, introducing a measured sense of depth shift within an otherwise static form.

 

Through this restrained vocabulary, the painting reflects on perception, reduction, and the disciplined construction of visual order.

T5X1

2016

1 x 1,16 m

Acrylic on wood

Painting

Original

Digital view of Jean-Charles Kien's T5X1 artwork, showing a large triangular wood panel painted with horizontal geometric gradients from black to grey.