Durchdringung von vier verschränkten Farbgruppen 1970

Richard Paul Lohse made this print titled Durchdringung von vier verschränkten Farbgruppen, or "Interpenetration of Four Interlocked Color Groups," with serigraphy. It's all about process, right? The way these flat planes of color bump up against each other, creating a grid that's both rigid and playful. The surface is smooth, almost like it's been printed, which it has. Each block of color is distinct, the oranges, greens, blues, and purples really vibrating together. Check out how the blue rectangles seem to weave in and out of the other colors, creating this optical push and pull. It's like Lohse is saying, hey, color and form, it's all about relationships. This piece reminds me a bit of Josef Albers, but with a bit more of an exuberant energy. It's about reducing painting to its basic elements and finding the poetry in that simplicity. It suggests that art is not just about making a statement, but about opening a space for endless possibilities.