Still Life with Violin 1964

Gino Severini created this Still Life with Violin – a painting that vibrates with the joy of seeing. You can almost feel the artist shifting positions, trying to capture every angle. The colours, playful and bold, dance together, creating a harmony that makes you want to sing. I love the flat planes of colour – how the blue, red, and yellow push and pull against each other. It reminds me of the way Léger used colour. It's like a stage set, each object a performer in a grand, visual opera. I can imagine Severini, brush in hand, eyes darting back and forth, trying to capture not just the objects in front of him, but their essence, their energy. That’s what painting is – an ongoing conversation, an exchange of ideas across time. It embraces ambiguity and uncertainty, allowing for multiple interpretations.