Sketch for Mosaique 1960

Alla Horska made this sketch for a mosaic with watercolors and pencil, and what strikes me is how the shapes seems to wriggle and pulsate on the page. It's a dance of color. I think you can tell a lot about an artist by the way they handle color. Horska’s palette is rich, almost psychedelic. She embraces intense hues, pushing them right up against each other in a way that creates an almost electric buzz. I’m drawn to the interplay between the blues, oranges, and greens, how they create depth and vibration through color alone. Look at the looping forms in the centre of the piece, how they curl in on themselves. These arabesques become windows that you can get lost in. This feels related to work by Hilma af Klint, who also explored hidden, spiritual realities through her art. Both artists remind us that art can be a portal to other ways of seeing and experiencing.