... the 1950s were attacked by Stella in terms of their own grandiose dimensions. With clues taken from the refreshingly clear parallel and concentric geometric forms of Jasper Johns' early flags and targets, Stella managed to unearth a technique and style that twisted even the masters' artistic ... the explorations of The Black Paintings. In these works he introduced notched edges at the perimeters of the canvas which corresponded to the geometric repetitions of the stripe patterns.10 Stella's paint choice would shift to a tone more achromatic than that of his previous black pictures ... ...

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