Engiadina 2003

Francois Rouan made 'Engiadina' without a known date, and it's like he's collaging with paint itself! The colours are really bold – pinks, purples, blues – all smashed together in a way that feels both chaotic and intentional. Looking closely, you can see how Rouan builds up the surface. It's not just flat; there’s texture, layers upon layers. Some parts are really opaque, thick with paint, while others are more transparent, letting light peek through. It feels like he’s using all sorts of tools, maybe brushes, maybe something else entirely, to drag and push the paint around. Take a look at the centre, where all the colours kind of explode. It's a total mess, but a beautiful one! It reminds me a bit of Kurt Schwitters, who also loved to pile up fragments and scraps into something new and surprising. In the end, it’s about seeing how much can happen when you just let things collide.