Curtain 1924

Paul Klee made this artwork, Curtain, with all these delicious colors that shimmer between brown, purple, and pink, all held together in a kind of grid. I can imagine Klee in his studio, lost in the act of painting, layering one color over another, allowing each to peek through and interact. The way the colors are applied, thinly and delicately, it’s as if he's building up layers of atmosphere. He’s not just painting a curtain, he's evoking a mood, a feeling, a sense of enclosure and maybe even mystery. And those little white marks scratched onto the surface - those are the key! Do they represent patterns, or symbols, or maybe just the pure joy of mark-making? It looks as if he’s doodling, improvising, letting the painting guide him where it wants to go. Klee was always experimenting, looking for new ways to see the world. In my own practice, I'm constantly inspired by artists like Klee, who remind us that painting is not just about representation, it's about exploration. It's about embracing the unknown and having a conversation across time.