Berliner Raga 4 1983

Luciano Bartolini made Berliner Raga 4, and it looks like it’s oil or acrylic on canvas. The way the colors drip, especially from those big black triangles, makes me think about letting go. Up top, the paint is thick and textured, almost like cracked earth, but as it comes down, it thins out, becomes these delicate, vertical lines. Then there’s that streak of yellow right in the center - feels like a lightning bolt, a burst of energy. I love how the gray background peeks through, making everything feel a bit ghostly. You know, looking at this piece, I'm reminded a little of Gerhard Richter's abstract paintings, where he'd drag paint across the canvas, blurring the image. Both of them seem interested in chance, in letting the paint do its thing. It's like they're saying, "Here's the setup, now let's see what happens." And in that "what happens," there's a kind of truth.