Kunstmappe Schweizerische Mobiliar 1977

Richard Paul Lohse made this print, Kunstmappe Schweizerische Mobiliar, with serigraphy, though it almost looks like a digital print. The flat, unmodulated colour, the sharp edges, and the overall feel of the piece suggests the precision of machine-made art. The colours here are the real focus. They are so bold and pure, each block a distinct entity, yet they play off each other, creating a visual rhythm. The blue, orange, and yellow all bounce off one another. There is a real geometric game going on here, a real sense of play. This reminds me a little of Josef Albers' work with colour theory, and how he experimented with how colours change depending on what surrounds them. Both artists encourage us to see art as an ongoing conversation, and to revel in ambiguity, and the multiple interpretations that arise.