only color

abstract color, printed

color is never just one color.

numbered plates drawn from a century of abstraction: color fields, nested squares, hard edges, bauhaus studies. every plate comes on white and on black, and every color changes with its ground. albers spent a career proving it. we put it on a shirt.

browse the plates213 plates · 8 colors · white and black
albers study, livegrounds shift · center holds

the interaction of color

same color, two grounds.

one plate on white and on black. drag the divider: the plate never changes, the color does. that is the whole study.

black
only color plate 124: colored squares patchwork, multi-colorwhite
plate 124 · orange

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213 plates · on white

browse by style

geometric abstraction 86color field 81bauhaus 64hard-edge painting 46constructivism 37kinetic art 35abstract expressionism 29op art 28color theory study 27minimalism 25

in the spirit of

mark rothko 28josef albers 26el lissitzky 24victor vasarely 22agnes martin 21wassily kandinsky 21bridget riley 17ellsworth kelly 15

the study

  1. 01

    color is the most relative medium in art.

  2. 02

    the same red on white and on black is two different reds.

  3. 03

    every plate starts from the abstract record and is redrawn, not copied.

  4. 04

    numbered like a portfolio. printed when you order.

  5. 05

    only color. that is the whole idea.

about only color

only color is a small label of abstract color prints. every design is a numbered plate redrawn from abstract and geometric art: color fields, nested squares, hard-edge geometry, constructivist structure, and contemporary color study.

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questions

why white and black
because a color is only a color next to another color. the same plate reads warmer on black and cooler on white. pick your ground.
how does sizing run
tees are a hanes beefy-t, long sleeves are gildan ultra cotton, tanks are comfort colors. all unisex and true to size. check the size chart on the product page before you order.
when will it ship
every piece is print on demand and made after you order. check the shipping estimate on the product page at checkout.

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