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STEPHEN ANTONAKOS Incomplete Square.
Complete set of 14 color lithographs on Arches buff paper with collage and presentation instructions, 1977. 580x340 mm; 22 3/4x13 3/8 inches (sheets), full margins. Each sheet signed and numbered 8/40 in pencil, lower margin, and signed and dedicated in ink, on the instruction card. Printed by Styria Studio, Inc., New York. Published by Peder Bonnier, New York. Framed according to the artist's instructions. Very good impressions.
During his experiments in neon, Antonakos (1926-2013) had come to prefer incomplete geometric shapes, as they were more complex and allow the viewer to complete the form, working in Gestalt. In the summer of 1977, Antonakos exhibited his 50x25 foot outdoor neon installation Incomplete Neon Square on the side of the Fridericianum at Documenta 6 in Kessel, Germany. After the debut of his installation, Antonakos worked with printer Craig O'Brien at Styria Studio to create the present suite of lithographs. On each sheet edge that was not torn by Antonakos, O'Brien printed a narrow band of neon red. He created several Incomplete Square neon works from the mid-1970s through the early 1980s.
