Martwa natura z pomarańczą, butelką i kałamarzem 1934

Sasza Blonder made this oil painting of a still life, featuring an orange, bottle, and inkwell, sometime in the middle of the twentieth century. Blonder’s got this wonderful way of painting, where you can almost feel him figuring things out as he goes. I’m really drawn to the way he builds up these simple shapes with thick, juicy paint. It’s almost like he’s sculpting with color. Look at the orange, for instance. It’s not just a flat circle; it's got this real sense of weight and volume, like you could reach out and grab it. And the colors! They’re so muted and earthy, but there’s still this vibrancy to them. I think of Giorgio Morandi, who also sought to capture a similar contemplative mood in his works. There’s a real sense of honesty and directness in his work. You can see the hand of the artist, the way he’s wrestled with the materials to create something that feels both solid and ephemeral.