The Point of Bahütte 1957

Jose de Almada-Negreiros made this painting with black and white paint, maybe oil, but it’s hard to tell. It’s so smooth. Imagine the artist pushing the paint around, that big black triangle on top, like a shadow cut out of the world, slowly covering the surface. I wonder if he felt the weight of it, that darkness. And then that bright white slice underneath, like a hidden sun trying to peek through. I think about other artists who play with shape and space, like El Lissitzky or even some of the Bauhaus folks. They were all trying to find a new language, a way to see the world differently. Each mark, each color choice, is a little piece of that conversation, echoing through time. It's kind of amazing how something so simple can feel so alive, you know?