Waidhofen an der Ybbs c. 1938

Carl Moll painted this view of Waidhofen an der Ybbs with oil on canvas. I can almost feel the painting coming into being, shifting and emerging through intuition. Just look at that paint! The colors are like a chord, harmonious and subtly dissonant all at once. He must have stood right in front of the subject, trying to capture the light of the moment, in all its glory, and you can almost feel him thinking. What about the textures? Notice how thick the paint is, it's almost sculptural in places. It is a dialogue between the artist and the medium. See that stroke of green there? The way it flickers across the surface is electrifying. There’s something so alive in it. It reminds me of other painters who embrace ambiguity and uncertainty, allowing for multiple interpretations. Artists are constantly engaging in an ongoing conversation, exchanging ideas across time and space. It is a form of embodied expression.