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Hap Tivey
Helios I2021

Not on view
Abstract painting with soft, blended concentric rings of cream-yellow, orange, coral, and dusty rose radiating from a central glowing circle, framed by a pale lavender-gray border
Square panel with soft-edged abstract composition, a bright cyan-blue center glowing outward through violet and lavender into pale pink-white edges, with seamless gradient transitions and a shallow gray border.
Abstract painting with a luminous, softly blurred oval of bright red-orange at center, fading through deep crimson into a near-black background, in a pale pink frame.
Light installation in a shallow recessed box, featuring a glowing magenta circle centered against a deep violet and dark blue background, with soft radial gradation fading toward dark corners.

Hap Tivey, Helios I, 2021, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by the Marvin B. Meyer Family Endowment in memory of Nan Uhlmann Meyer, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Hap Tivey
United States, born 1947
Title
Helios I
Date Made
2021
Medium
Aluminum, expanded polyethylene sheet, acrylic paint, Aero View 90 optical screen (from Stewart Screen), 24VDC electronics, Entec DMX controller system
Dimensions
47 × 41 3/4 × 5 1/2 in. (119.38 × 106.05 × 13.97 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Marvin B. Meyer Family Endowment in memory of Nan Uhlmann Meyer
Accession Number
M.2022.247.2
Classification
Time Based Media
Collecting Area
Modern Art
Copyright
© Hap Tivey