The composable painting consists of a box with a framed square hole in the front through which panels are visible. Each panel has a color and holes of a particular shape. Through the holes of one panel, the next panel behind it can be seen. Panels can be removed or inserted, and allow sliding over some distance in a slot. The composable painting has six panels of 50 by 100 cm of which four can be in the box at one time. One panel has square holes and is henna, another has circular holes and is white, the third has triangular holes and is blue, the fourth has ellipses as holes and is pale green, and the fifth has moon-shaped holes and is black. The sixth panel has no holes and gives one of four different background colors: yellow, red, white, and grey. If the background panel is not used, the background color is black due to the color of the inside of the box.
Last modified: Marc van Kreveld, November 28, 2002