Groynes 1925

Paul Klee made Groynes with oil transfer and watercolour on paper in 1925. The way Klee layers and overlaps these geometric shapes gives the work a real sense of depth and movement. You can see the physicality of the medium in the way the colours bleed and blend together, creating this amazing textured surface. It feels like you could reach out and touch the rough edges of the paper, feel the smoothness of the paint. I love how Klee doesn't try to hide the process. It's all there on the surface, for us to see. The colour palette, it's mostly warm reds and oranges, but there's this one area of cool blues and purples that really catches my eye. It's like a little oasis in the middle of all that heat. That little detail reminds me of how Joan Miró used colour to create a sense of balance and harmony in his own work. Both artists embrace ambiguity, inviting viewers to find their own meaning in the image.