La Cienega Area

Born in Frankfurt, Germany, Marion Siciliano defies theories about archetypally brooding Germanic art. Her candy-colored abstractions are easy-to-swallow, hard-edge compositions. Lots of so-called Neo-Geo art is taciturn and meditative, but this artist (who designed the colorful Music Center banners and posters) produces lively geometry more for the masses than for students of Zen.

“If Not Now, When?” is typical, building intricate variations on the square, arc and triangle. The work makes a tightrope act of two sweeping, generous arcs, one bright orange, the other ‘50s pink. They balance on a diagonal fulcrum made from two elongated triangles set apex to apex. “Annapurna,” appropriately named after a Himalayan peak, is an upsurging, tiered, composite work crafted from a series of overlapping diamond shapes.

All the work gains physical complexity from jagged shaped canvases and visual complexity from the elaborate bright edges and surface shapes. Though playful enough to alienate purists and adorn the slickest corporate corridors, it’s clear that Siciliano meticulously considers every proportion and chromatic consonance. (Gallery West, 107 S. Robertson Blvd., to Aug. 18.)