Tricomplex 1959

Leo Leuppi painted "Tricomplex" with oil on canvas, building a composition of intersecting geometric forms. I can just imagine Leuppi, brush in hand, figuring out what should come next, layer by layer. The palette is so restrained – mostly blues and whites with pops of red and yellow – giving a sense of calm deliberation to the painting's structure. He's exploring the push and pull between the shapes, carefully balancing the composition, so you can see the ghost of earlier decisions underneath, where he’s painted over things, changed his mind, shifted a line. That arc at the bottom makes me think of a conversation, with a nod to painters like Kandinsky or Klee, who were trying to find a visual language for music. These guys all share the same questions: how can an image create a whole world of experience? It’s a complex dance, but it’s also kind of beautiful, don’t you think?