The Foundation
Tony Smith
Untitled
1962
Oil on Canvas
Shown at the Matthew Marks Gallery
From my earliest memories, my father gave me and my sister only three colors to work with: red, yellow and blue. He told us we could create all the colors we wanted from these three. He stood his ground till about my early teens. It was challenging, but from that I developed an amazing sense and obsession for color. It is also my most successful form of therapy. Just stand me in front of a wall full of color. Instant happiness.