This volume contains essays by Rudolf Arnheim, Harry Rand & Robert Bertholf about the work of the American painter Julian Stanczak. Stanczak was a student of Albers, & has carried forward the process of geometric abstract painting far past the period of "op art." The painting is formed by a vibrant visionary process, & a master's technique. This is the first book to discuss Stanczak's painting, & place it in the context of post-war American art. Stanczak's painting is also related to the poetry of Wallace Stevens, William Carlos Williams, & Louis Zukofsky; & the painting is discussed in terms of the development of contemporary poetic theory.