Radiation of Purple 1962

Max Bill made this painting called Radiation of Purple with oil paint, but we don't know exactly when. I love the color palette! The soft purple square in the center is surrounded by orange and yellow triangles, all neatly arranged. I can imagine Max Bill being very calm, focused, and steady. Maybe he was thinking about geometry, mathematics, or the golden ratio while he made this, I don't know. The paint looks pretty smooth and even; almost like he was trying to make the surface perfect. There's something about the precision and clarity of the shapes that feels so resolved. I also think of other artists like Josef Albers and Carmen Herrera, who all explored the power of simple geometric forms and colors. There's an ongoing conversation between artists, an exchange of ideas across time. Bill invites us to contemplate the possibilities of abstraction and the subtle radiation of color, where, ultimately, ambiguity allows for multiple interpretations.