Grille en quatre 1968

Samuel Buri made this painting, Grille en quatre, with bright, playful colors—reds, blues, greens, and yellows—to construct this cheerful geometric pattern. I imagine Buri standing at the easel, stepping back, squinting, and returning to the canvas. The colors feel meticulously placed, almost like a puzzle that the artist is solving. There is a tension between the flat surface of the painting and the illusion of depth created by the overlapping shapes and colors. The texture looks smooth, and you can almost imagine running your fingers over the surface. Each carefully placed circle feels like a note in a musical composition. This piece seems like a relative to the work of artists like Josef Albers, who explored color relationships through geometric forms. It’s like they're all having a conversation across time and space, inspiring each other to see the world in new ways. Ultimately, painting embraces the open ended, inviting endless interpretations.