Progression von Sechs Gleichen Gruppen von 1-11 1971

This print by Richard Paul Lohse lays out the progression of six equal groups from 1 to 11 using flat, bold color. You can feel him working through an idea, a set of logical relationships; artmaking as a process of thinking things through. The colors are opaque and each block has a smooth, uniform surface, no brushstrokes. In the center, you've got that small green square right next to the red one. It's quiet and stable. And all around it, the composition unfolds in increments. It reminds me of the work of Josef Albers. It’s like a conversation about color and space, the way that the colors interact. There's no fixed or definitive meaning; just a set of relationships that shift and change as you look at them.