William T. Wiley
"Nearly Perfect Warmask", 1973
Mixed media on canvas
Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art Collection
Gift of the Las Vegas Art Museum, 2021; Gift of Patrick Duffy and Wally Goodman, Goodman Duffy Collection, 2007.
2021.08.135

Item Description:
A painting of concentric diamond shapes on top of a darker, colored circle with a ragged border in the center of the canvas. The dark circle is surrounded by arcs of broken, multicolored lines. In the bottom section of the diamond is an infinity loop or figure eight turned on its side. Lines, scribbles, and letters randomly cover the image. The edge of the square canvas is uneven with a notch-like quality.