Vance Kirkland long series of ‘Dot Paintings’. ... This technique might remind one of Pointillism, but only in theory, not in practice...this method is far from that of the Pointillists. The big, organic forms are built up from tiny dots, using powerful, sometimes brutal colors ... The dots of paint are plastic; they protrude from the surface of the painting, almost transforming it to a relief.” There are four main series and some important sub-series: Energy of Vibrations in Space [with sub-series Valhalla, Geometric, Einstein, Open Suns]; Energy of Mysteries in Space; Energy of Explosions in Space; Energy of Forces in Space;
Chroma dots Chroma dots Chroma dots are visual artifacts caused by displaying an unfiltered analogue color video signal on a black-and-white television or monitor. They are commonly found on black-and-white recordings of television programs originally made in color. Chroma dots were once regarded as undesirable picture noise, but recent advances in computer technology have allowed them to be used to reconstruct the original color signal from black-and-white recordings, providing a means to re-color material where the original color copy is lost. Analogue color video signals comprise two components: chrominance and luminance. The luminance component describes the brightness of each part of the