Auflösung c. 1928

Karl Wiener made this watercolour called Auflösung. First off, the colours are just singing! It’s like a garden, but also an underwater scene. Check out the wiggly lines, almost like spaghetti – I love that he’s not trying to be too precious. It feels really free, like he’s just letting it all hang out on the paper. You can see how the paint bleeds and runs, especially where the yellow and reds meet. It's so thin you can almost see the paper underneath. It gives the whole thing a glow, like it's lit from within. All those squiggles really give it a sense of movement, like everything's vibrating. There's something about the colours and the way they’re put together that reminds me of Paul Klee, just letting the painting become what it wants to be, letting the colours and shapes lead the way.