Yellow-Green Landscape 1919

Sandor Bortnyik's 'Yellow-Green Landscape' is a fascinating dance of color and form. It feels like the painting emerged tentatively; with the artist feeling his way through it, one plane at a time. I imagine Bortnyik standing before the canvas, brush in hand, thinking about how to build a landscape not from observation, but from the guts of an idea. What does it mean to evoke a place through abstract geometries and luminous colors? Look at how the sharp edges of the buildings contrast with the soft curves of the hills, or how the strokes of black paint create shadows that both define and dissolve forms. Each color seems to hum with its own energy, and collectively they sing a song of harmony. It reminds me of Leger’s early Cubist cityscapes, yet there’s a warmth, a vibrant spirit that feels uniquely Bortnyik’s own. Painting is a conversation across time; artists borrow, steal, and transform each other's ideas, making something entirely new. Each gesture invites us to consider what painting can be.