Le premier jour 1970

Charles Lapicque created this artwork, "Le premier jour," in 1970 using color and form. The composition presents a playful arrangement of shapes floating across the canvas. The artwork's energy comes from the relationships between these color blocks, which seem to defy gravity, generating a vibrant tension against the white backdrop. The artist creates a visual rhythm, echoing musical scales of harmonies and disharmonies. Lapicque's reductive forms can be seen within a semiotic system of signs, challenging fixed meanings and engaging with new ways of thinking about space and perception. This abstract configuration invites viewers to construct their own narratives, highlighting art as a site of ongoing interpretation and discovery.