Untitled 1955

This untitled painting by Lolo Soldevilla features hard-edged shapes and lines in a limited palette of black, pink, orange, and grey, all framed by a bold orange border. I can imagine Soldevilla working on this, carefully laying down each shape, each line, letting the composition slowly emerge. There's a real sense of balance here, but also a playful tension. The way she uses contrasting colors and arranges geometric forms makes me think of other painters like Sophie Taeuber-Arp and her interest in pure abstraction. I can almost feel Soldevilla's hand moving across the canvas, carefully considering each placement. It is as if Soldevilla and other artists were in an ongoing conversation, constantly building upon and challenging each other’s ideas. The painting is not so much a statement, but an open-ended question, inviting us to explore and play within its visual language.