Untitled 1970

Max Bill created this 'Untitled' print with its vibrant primary colors—red, blue, and yellow—forming a kind of deconstructed square. I like imagining Bill in his studio, carefully considering how each shape interacts with the others. It's so clean, yet it feels like a puzzle. What kind of mental space did he need to be in to decide where each block of color should go? There’s a real precision in the placement, and the color choices feel so deliberate, maybe even a bit playful, like a game of visual chess. This piece is part of a larger conversation about form and color that’s been happening in painting forever. Think about Mondrian, or even Josef Albers. Artists, like Bill, who are interested in the way simple forms can create complex experiences. It really makes you think about the power of basic shapes and colors to speak volumes.