We acknowledge the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of the Country on which the Art Gallery of NSW stands.

Construction in green

Ralph Balson loved to use geometric shapes to create patterns and structures. He called them ‘constructed paintings’.

  • Describe the shapes you can see and how they overlap each other.
  • Which parts of the painting ‘jump out’ at you? Why?
  • Make your own abstract picture with overlapping geometric shapes.