Abstract Speed: The Car has Passed 1913

Giacomo Balla made this painting, "Abstract Speed: The Car has Passed", and he used oil on canvas to capture something fleeting. Looking at it, I can almost feel the artist's hand moving quickly, trying to keep up with the impression of speed. The blues and greens are layered in these angular shapes, kinda broken up. You can imagine Balla thinking, "How do I show something disappearing?" I wonder if Balla felt the same excitement and maybe a little frustration that I feel when I’m trying to get an idea down on canvas, ya know? I love how the cool colors create a sense of forward motion. The pinkish white lines cutting through the greens and blues give it an airy feeling, like a car cutting through clouds. Painters are always trying to show things in new ways. Balla was part of the Futurist movement, and they were all about speed, technology, and change. I mean, it's all just a conversation through time!