Whirlirama
In the vibrant landscape of twentieth-century abstraction, few works capture the kinetic energy of nature as profoundly as Sam Gilliam’s Whirlirama. Created in 1970, this masterpiece serves as a breathtaking exploration of color and form, transcending the traditional boundaries of a static image to become a living, breathing entity. At first glance, the viewer is met with an explosion of chromatic brilliance; a kaleidoscope of purple, deep blue, fiery red,…










