Cordiali saluti dell'Entropia-Errore 1963

Gianfranco Baruchello made this painting, "Cordiali saluti dell'Entropia-Errore," using delicate lines and a muted palette, creating a sense of something provisional, like a sketch or a diagram still in development. The painting has a quality that reminds me of maps, or circuit boards. Look at the texture. It's built up in layers, almost like sediment. But instead of rocks and soil, it’s paint, thin washes that create depth, but also obscure. There's that deep blue square with a white void in the upper part of the painting, from which lines extend. It's like a command center, sending signals out to other areas of the canvas. Baruchello’s work makes me think of Paul Klee, especially in his use of color and line to create these quirky, enigmatic compositions. Both artists embrace a certain ambiguity, inviting us to project our own meanings onto their work.