Composition 1922

Janos Mattis-Teutsch made this abstract composition with oil on canvas. I really dig how the vibrant shapes seem to float against that hazy blue backdrop, like an unreal dream or a memory. The colors pop--reds, yellows, greens--all dancing together. It’s not about perfection here, it's more about feeling. I can almost feel Mattis-Teutsch experimenting, layering, and responding to what's already there. Did he start with the circle and build the surrounding chaos around it? There are thick black lines slashing through, adding tension, maybe suggesting the fractured nature of modern life. Mattis-Teutsch made so many paintings; he was searching for new languages. All these artists are in conversation, you know? Each one reacting to the last, pushing the boundaries of what paint can do and how it can make us feel. Painting isn't about answers, it's about questions.