Klang 1983

Luciano Bartolini made Klang using paint, and the way he layers these blues and blacks feels like a dance, a real conversation between colours. It’s all about the process, seeing where the paint wants to go, almost like following a map that appears as you work. Look at how Bartolini plays with texture and the physicality of the medium; those blues are almost transparent in places, swirling around the solid blacks, and then these sharp strokes of gold cutting through. It's like he’s scratching at the surface, revealing something underneath. There's a tension here, a push and pull that keeps your eye moving, searching. This reminds me of some of Joan Mitchell’s later work, that same freedom and energy, but Bartolini brings his own unique voice to the conversation. It's a reminder that art is never truly finished, it's always evolving, always open to new interpretations.