Escape 1938

This print, Escape, was made by Joseph Vogel, but I don't know when. The piece is built with a palette of blues, yellows and oranges, a little bit earthy but also uplifting. It reminds me of Stuart Davis, you know? The way he puts things together from different angles? I'm really thinking about the way the artist is using shapes to create the space, but not really. The colors aren’t sitting still; they buzz. It’s like Vogel is saying painting isn’t just about making a picture but pushing around all this colored matter. Look at the title, Escape. It really makes me think about the artist's process, escaping from fixed ideas about what a figure or landscape can be. He is in conversation with other artists, and thinking about how to escape the conventional. I feel it in my bones.