Untitled 1982

This untitled piece, probably made with gouache, is by the Swiss artist Verena Loewensberg. She's playing with simple geometry, but it feels so alive, right? The colours, mostly primaries plus green and black, are carefully balanced, and there's a sense of rhythm to how she places them. It’s like a musical score, or a cityscape, reduced to its basic elements. I love how the texture isn’t overworked, how the colours sit on the surface. The paint looks quite flat and matte; it’s hard to tell what kind of brush she might have used. See how some of the colours bleed a little at the edges? It's not about hiding the process. It feels open, like you could almost do it yourself. It’s this directness that makes it so appealing. It makes me think of painters like Carmen Herrera, who also used geometric forms to create a sense of space and movement. Loewensberg invites us to see the world in a new way, with a focus on colour, line, and form. It's a reminder that art doesn't always need to be complicated to be powerful.