sem titulo 1992

Sa Nogueira made this untitled print using a screen-printing technique and a muted palette of grays, blacks, and reds, giving it a kind of collage-like feel, a testament to artmaking as a playful, improvisational process. The beauty of this print lies in its materiality; its flat, slightly transparent planes of color overlap and interact, creating depth and visual texture. Look closely at the way the blacks sit on the page, anchoring the more ephemeral shapes in the center of the image. See how the artist lets the shapes bleed into one another, creating a sense of fluidity and movement. It reminds me a little bit of Robert Motherwell’s prints, with their bold shapes and abstract forms, except that Sa Nogueira brings in a sense of playfulness, incorporating recognizable images in a dreamlike way. Ultimately, this print is not about telling a story, but about creating a space for contemplation and imagination, a world of its own.