Buoy, Stones, Faint Horizon June 1, 1981, Toronto Beaches districtThis series shows the influence of the minimalist school, which had been around for some time before I discovered it. For me it was also a turning away from the tightly composed close up, which emphasized form and composition, intense energy contained within a small space; whereas here, the view shows a wide space with relatively little in it and the position of the frame is not so critical. The equivalence of universal form is not the issue here, the central position of the buoy, one of the smallest objects in the picture, however, suggests looking, gazing, perhaps within.