Komplementär-Relation I 1973

Camille Graeser made this abstract painting titled Komplementär-Relation I, which translates to Complementary Relation I. I wonder if it was oil, acrylic, or gouache. Whatever it was, it's laid down in these solid, flat, distinct color blocks. It's all about precision, hard lines, and a sense of order. There's something about the texture, or lack thereof, that's really interesting here. It's like Graeser is trying to erase any trace of the hand, any hint of the artist's touch. The colors are bold and clean, each one perfectly contained within its rectangular boundary. I'm thinking of Josef Albers, another color theorist who explored similar ideas, but with a slightly different feel. This piece, to me, is about the purity of color and form, about the relationships between these blocks of color, and about creating a visual experience that is both simple and profound. Ultimately, art, like life, is about finding harmony in the midst of complexity.