Two Circles, One Triangle 16 x 20 inches

Artist: Rossi Kelton

Year: 2021

Dimensions: 16 x 20 inches

Surface: Canvas

Materials: Oil paints

Two circles, one triangle—yet nothing remains fixed once light begins to move. The green circle settles first, calm and expansive, while the red triangle rises with quiet intensity, pressing forward into the eye. But between them, bands of yellow and orange stretch across, shifting the balance, bending perception into motion.

Light does not simply reveal the shapes—it alters them. The green deepens beside the red, becoming cooler, more distant, while the red intensifies, almost vibrating against its complement. Where yellow crosses between them, a fleeting brightness appears, as if light is stitching the forms together into something new.

The circles feel full, continuous, yet the triangle cuts through, creating tension—presence against interruption. Still, nothing is stable. The eye moves, and color transforms.

Here, light becomes perception itself. It creates space, depth, and relation, turning simple forms into a living exchange where what is seen is never final, only continuously becoming.