Composition 1922

Janos Mattis-Teutsch made this painting called Composition using oil paint and a real hodge-podge of colors. It's like he threw a party and invited every color in the crayon box! The surface has a thick, almost velvety texture. You can practically feel the brushstrokes. The way he's layered the paint makes it look like he was building something up, one color at a time. Take a look at the center, the way he's used those intense reds and yellows to draw your eye in. They almost vibrate against the cool blue background. The dark lines cutting through the composition add a graphic punch – like a doodle over a dream. This feels like peering into the mind of someone who sees the world in pure shapes and colors. It reminds me a little of Hilma af Klint, who was also exploring abstraction as a way of capturing unseen realities. In the end, this painting leaves you with a sense of wonder and reminds us that art is always a conversation, an ongoing exchange of ideas.