The art of illusion

How Michael Newberry rediscovered the role of color in creating the illusion of depth and space.

Brett Holverstott
Figure Ground Art Review
16 min readJan 6, 2020

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Michael Newberry — Denouement — 5 ft x 7 ft (1988)

The Grizzly Professor

Edgar Ewing came through the door. The students beheld a tweed suit topped with a grizzly gray mustache and sparkling blue eyes. He moved with the melody of confidence and the whimsy of delight. He set down…

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Brett Holverstott
Figure Ground Art Review

Writer on topics of science & art, architect, art gallery owner.