Trânsito Celeste 1972

Eduardo Nery created Trânsito Celeste, or Celestial Transit, with paint, and maybe gold leaf, imagining shapes as celestial bodies, floating and fixed in space. The gold leaf gives this feeling of the cosmos, twinkling and shimmering. The texture of the paint in this work is smooth and flat, creating a clean surface that emphasizes the pure forms. The juxtaposition of matte paint and the shimmering gold leaf creates a sense of depth and dimension. I love the small red accent on the sun and the purple spheres passing by. It's these details that give the work a touch of the unexpected. Looking at this, I'm reminded of Hilma af Klint and her exploration of geometric abstraction, not so much in style but in the sense of using abstraction to visualize inner realms. But in the end, art is like a game of telephone, each artist building upon the ideas of those who came before, creating their own unique voice.