Suite indienne 1981

Suite indienne by Charles Bezie is a real head-scratcher; I mean, look at those tiny dots making up the image, so methodical! It's like Bezie is setting out a little village of marks, each one carefully placed. Up close, the surface has this strange buzz, kinda like when you stare at a screen for too long. But then, when you step back, these geometric shapes pop out. The colors, mostly muted, give off this calm vibe, but the overall feeling is restless. It’s an optical illusion, isn’t it? The way Bezie uses this pointillist thing reminds me of someone like Bridget Riley, with her mind-bending patterns. But Bezie's got something else going on, a kind of homemade feel, like he's not trying to trick you, just inviting you to get lost in the dots. I think the piece celebrates the endless possibilities of painting.