Bersaglio 2007

Enzo Cucchi made this small painting called 'Bersaglio' with oil on canvas, but the date is unknown. It's all about layering – the way the colors are dabbed on, one after another, feels like a process of building something up from scratch. Look at that big yellow ear on the right. It's like a landscape in itself, right? Cucchi's got this way of making paint feel alive, like it's breathing on the canvas. The paint is thick and juicy, especially in that ear. You can almost feel the weight of it, the way it sits on the surface. And then there's the contrast with the figure, falling like a diver. It reminds me of Guston's later work. Cucchi’s paintings are like visual poems, each one a little world of its own. They don't give you easy answers, but they invite you to get lost in the mystery.