Personnages sur la plage 1955

Victor Brauner made this painting, Personnages sur la plage, sometime around 1955 with an interesting choice of colors, but more so, shapes. It's like he's figuring out how to put things together in a way that's both strange and familiar. Look at how Brauner plays with texture, color, and surface. The paint seems thin, almost watery, which gives it this ethereal quality. It feels like you're looking at a dream, or maybe something from another planet. Notice the way the figures are constructed from geometric shapes – triangles, rectangles, and circles. He used simple shapes to create complex characters, like the fish or the figure on the left. And then there's this whole conversation happening between the figures and their surroundings. It makes you think about how we relate to each other and the world around us. Brauner reminds me a bit of Paul Klee, who also had this knack for turning simple shapes into magical worlds. Both artists show us that art is really just an ongoing experiment, where we're all invited to play and explore.