Carta celeste en amarillo n° 1 1953

Lolo Soldevilla made this painting called Carta celeste en amarillo n° 1, and it's like looking up at a lemon-yellow sky dotted with different colored planets. Imagine Soldevilla in her studio, maybe in Havana, carefully mixing shades of white, brown, and black, each circle a world unto itself. The paint looks smooth, almost like she's polished the surfaces. There is a single small dot floating alone, like a tiny satellite. Then this little cluster of dots, maybe a constellation? I’m thinking about Agnes Martin and her quiet grids, but Soldevilla’s got a playful thing going on with the composition, a cosmic dance. Each gesture feels deliberate. These circles of varying sizes create a sense of depth and perspective. They make me think about looking at the night sky and contemplating the vastness of the universe. Painters, we're all looking at each other, across time and space. Each mark an echo of the past, a whisper to the future. Painting embraces the unknown. It’s not about having all the answers, but about asking the right questions.