Abstract Division

about Abstract Division

Abstract Division by Drapelle is a striking 1993 acrylic on paper that demonstrates the artist’s exploration of minimalism, abstract art, and folk art through bold geometric division and color contrast.

This 26 x 20 inch work employs a restrained palette of black, yellow, and blue to create powerful visual tension and spatial division that exemplifies minimalist principles while retaining the directness and authenticity of folk art traditions. Drapelle’s approach to abstraction emphasizes clarity of form and purity of color, creating compositions that are both intellectually rigorous and visually compelling. This work represents the artist’s mature style in the early 1990s, demonstrating a sophisticated understanding of modernist abstraction combined with an intuitive, folk-inspired sensibility.