There is a school of thought that in order for something to be good, it has to be complicated.  A special meal must mean slaving for hours in the kitchen, the latest tech gadget must be filled with buttons and apps of every variety.  But there is also beauty and tranquility to be found in the paring down.  Portland artist Courtney Price distills her paper collages into the most elementary of forms, yet the results are filled with dimension and sophistication.

Overlapping paper shapes one on top of the other just so, Price is mixing color with light and shadow, creating varying shades just as she might with paint.  The forms advance and recede according to their hues and how our eyes perceive their shapes.  And oh, those palettes!  Each piece seems to be a study in color relations.

To see more of Courtney Price‘s work, please visit her website.

All images are via the artist’s website.