Subtraction Two 24 x 32 inches

Artist: Rossi Kelton

Dimensions:  24 x 32 inches

Year: 2021

Substrate: Paper

Materials: Acrylic water-soluble silkscreen inks, water-soluble markers

Three circles meet, but they do not simply overlap—they negotiate. Yellow radiates outward, generous and bright, while cyan cools the field with a quiet distance. Magenta hovers above, intense yet elusive. Where they cross, something begins to withdraw. Light is not added here—it is taken away.

In their intersections, colors deepen into new presences. Yellow and cyan fold into green, but it feels quieter, as if part of the light has been absorbed. Magenta meets yellow and becomes a muted orange, softened by subtraction. Where all three converge, the brightness collapses inward, forming a darker core—a silence where light once expanded.

The eye senses this loss, yet also its creation. These colors are not simply mixed; they are filtered, reduced, refined through absence. What remains is richer, more grounded, shaped by what has been removed.

The viewer lingers in this balance—between presence and absence, brightness and depth—realizing that perception is not only about what light gives, but also about what it withholds.