Baptism of Christ 1931

Vilmos Aba-Novak made 'Baptism of Christ' with what looks like fresco, which is all about layering and process. See how the colors seep into each other? It's like a memory surfacing, or a dream, the way the tones bleed and the shapes emerge. The texture isn't about smoothness; it's got grit, like life itself, not all smoothed out. Look at the halo above the figure to the left. That single burst of light isn't just marking divinity, it’s raw energy. Aba-Novak makes you feel the weight of the moment, the humanity of it, with every visible brushstroke. It reminds me of Rouault, that emotional charge, and yet Aba-Novak is doing his own thing. Art isn't about answers, it’s about the questions we ask, the feelings we stir up, and how we keep the conversation going.