Orange-Blue Space 1964

Guido Molinari created this painting, Orange-Blue Space, with striking vertical stripes. The process feels immediate, direct. He’s not messing around, laying down these blocks of pure, unadulterated color. I wonder what Guido was thinking as he made this? Was he striving for balance, or deliberately creating tension? The orange vibrates against the blue, the yellow hums with its own energy. Painting can be a solitary act, but it's also a conversation with other artists, with the history of mark-making, of color theory. You know, Mondrian did something similar, but this has a different feel—more raw, maybe. Ultimately, painting is an ongoing experiment, a space for exploration and dialogue, and a way of seeing the world anew. Each brushstroke, each color choice, is a step in that journey.