Kochu Studio Light experiments Study 10 Transmission

Tidal Oval in transmitted light

Ribbed Glass

A clear pane keeps the brushwork whole. A fluted pane gathers the same painted curves into narrow vertical bands.

Tidal Oval mounted against a sunlit plaster wall behind a vertical fluted glass pane. Teal, gold, blue and rose brushwork bends into narrow bands.
Fluted pane · +7° · 34 mm gapDigital optical study

Two views of one painting

Watch the rose curve.

At the same angle and gap, the flat pane carries a continuous stroke. The curved ribs redirect the view across the stroke and the blue rim.

See the oblique view ↗
An unbroken rose stroke and pale blue rim seen through a clear flat pane.
01 / Clear+7° · 34 mm
The same rose stroke and pale blue rim broken into vertical bands by the fluted pane.
02 / Fluted+7° · 34 mm