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Digital Art / geometric abstract
$2,750.00
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35" H x 35" W x 1.5" D x 10 lbs
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Description
Sticks and Stones #2 explores tension through containment: a red form presses outward while a black circle anchors its lower edge, and four diagonal black lines cut across the composition like restraints. The interaction between these elements creates a sense of pressure and controlled force, where movement is present but held in check. The stark contrast of red, black, and white turns minimalist geometry into a study of compression, resistance, and the moment before release.
Year Created
2026
Location
Denver, CO, USAColors
RedBlackWhite
Materials & Tools
Adobe PhotoshopCanvas
Search Terms
geometric abstractionred formblack circlediagonal linescontainmentcompressionrestraintcontrolled tensionhigh contrastminimalism
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Ken R Crost
Denver, CO, USA
I create abstract works that explore how motion, contrast, and spatial tension shape emotional experience. Each piece begins with a simple gesture — a curve, a sweep, a directional force — and expands into a study of how form can alter the field around it. My interest lies in the internal architectures that govern perception: the quiet geometries beneath feeling, the invisible pressures that guide how we move through visual space.
Color functions as both structure and energy in my work. High‑contrast pairings generate friction, while gradients and arcs soften that friction into movement. These interactions reveal how opposing forces can coexist within a shared momentum, creating compositions that feel simultaneously stable and unsettled. I use abstraction not to obscure meaning, but to expose the underlying dynamics that representation often hides. At its core, my practice investigates how difference creates motion — how one form pulls against another, how one color reshapes its counterpart, how tension becomes a generative force