Archaïs landschap 1972

Eugene Brands made this untitled landscape painting with oil on canvas, and what grabs me is the way he's let the process be so visible. There's this big, earthy brown shape looming over everything. It’s not trying to trick you into thinking it's anything but paint. The brushstrokes are wide and confident, but the paint isn't fighting to be smooth, it's just there. Look at the black curved lines underneath the brown blob, they add a playful rhythm, almost like musical notes on a staff. It reminds me of Joan Miró, especially in how it balances abstraction with a sense of childlike wonder. This piece invites you to see the world not as it is, but as it could be, full of possibility and open to interpretation. It’s a conversation, not a lecture, and we’re all invited to join in.