Vier gleiche farbgruppen im weissen feld 1969

Max Bill made *Vier gleiche farbgruppen im weissen feld,* or *Four equal colour groups in a white field,* using paint on canvas, but when is the big question! There’s something so satisfying about the way Bill applied these colours in clean, crisp stripes. I get a sense of the hand here, though – nothing is quite perfect. The colours are so direct, and they play off the white field in a way that feels both precise and playful. Look closely and you'll see tiny variations in the edges of the stripes that reveal the artist's touch. The palette, those reds, blues, oranges, and greens, create a sense of harmony and balance, and the interplay between the colours and the white space gives the piece a kind of visual vibration. It reminds me a little of what Josef Albers was doing with colour at the Bauhaus, just a different flavour. It's all about the relationships and the push and pull of perception. Ultimately it’s a great reminder that art can be both intellectually stimulating and just plain fun to look at.