Untitled 1986

Curator: This is an untitled work by Rolf Winnewisser, created in 1986. It combines the media of print and watercolor on paper. Editor: It strikes me as a kind of visual palimpsest. Layers of form create a densely woven surface, predominantly in pinks and slate blues. Curator: The artist certainly explores superimposition. The geometric forms feel almost like archetypes—squares, circles, ambiguous lines all intermingling. Thinkers would suggest that it speaks to our collective subconscious. What echoes resonate? Editor: I'm drawn to the way the translucent watercolor allows underlying structures to subtly bleed through. It really emphasizes a dialogue between planned design and serendipitous effect. I wonder what would semiotically change, for instance, with different colors instead of this rather muted palette? Curator: Indeed, that translucence is key to unlocking meaning. We may be experiencing some kind of recollection, or rediscovery of something previously hidden. These tones may refer back to something ancient or lost. Editor: Interesting perspective! For me, the tension stems more from the flatness versus implied depth. How our minds strain to assemble coherence from fragmentation. I think a thorough compositional diagram would clarify Winnewisser’s intended balance. Curator: Well, one can feel the influence of ancient traditions mixed with modern techniques. It could be read as the artist layering history over contemporary existence. Editor: Ultimately, it is its abstract character and that interplay between colors and forms, between depth and surface that captivates, isn’t it? Curator: Yes, it opens pathways to explore collective visual history, memories we did not know we had until a symbol resurfaces. Editor: And regardless of our theories, Rolf Winnewisser challenges us to look intently and build meaning, a satisfying aesthetic riddle, wouldn’t you say?