Color Addition Nineteen 26.7 x 30.1 inches

Artist: Rossi Kelton

Year: 2021

Dimensions: 26.7 x 30.1 inches

Surface: Metal

Material: Acrylic water-soluble inks 

At first, it is a circle—contained, radiant—but the longer you look, the less it holds. Light begins to move across it, not physically, but perceptually, shifting the balance between red, black, and yellow. The diagonal bands act like currents, carrying color through the surface, blending and separating at once.

Red dominates, warm and immediate, yet it is never alone. Black slips through in quiet intervals, cooling the intensity, creating a tension the eye cannot fully resolve. Where they meet, something unexpected happens—new tones emerge, not painted but perceived, such as green, as if light itself is mixing within the mind.

The circle pulses, not with motion, but with change. It expands and contracts in perception, its edges softening under the pressure of contrast. Depth appears without shadow; vibration replaces stillness.

The viewer begins to realize that color is not fixed—it is an event. Light activates it, the eye interprets it, and together they construct a reality that is always shifting. In this space, seeing becomes an act of creation, and the circle becomes a living field of perception.