Vacanciers 1974

This piece called Vacanciers was made by Jean Dubuffet on August 4th, 1974, using marker, colored vinyl and cut and glued elements. Isn't it wonderful? Look at the raw energy of the line, that looping black outline which makes up all the forms, dividing blocks of white, red, and blue. You can see the hand so clearly in the wonky, uneven character of the drawing. It’s like a comic strip, but one where the artist is letting their subconscious take over. I love how Dubuffet uses these simple forms to create figures that feel both familiar and alien. The way he uses stripes and dots, patches of red and blue scattered so carelessly across the surface, but somehow so perfect and precise. Dubuffet reminds me a lot of Picasso, another artist who was constantly reinventing himself, always searching for new ways to express the human condition. What do you think?