Untitled 1957

This is an untitled painting by Pablo Palazuelo, and it looks like it’s made with oil paint, maybe even mixed with wax, on a small panel. Look at the way Palazuelo builds his forms through layering. It's like he’s building a puzzle, where each piece is carefully considered in relation to the others. Notice the crackle in the white area at the bottom; it's like the painting has aged, and the surface has its own story to tell. Palazuelo isn't trying to hide the process but to reveal it. The contrast between the flat, opaque black and the textured grays and whites gives the painting a sense of depth and complexity. The geometric shapes feel like they're emerging from the darkness, almost like a landscape or architectural structure. It feels like an ongoing conversation between abstraction and representation. This painting reminds me of the work of someone like Agnes Martin, where simple forms carry profound emotional weight.