Unknown Title (Fantasy in RED) 1915 - 1925

Editor: Here we have Herman Hana’s "Unknown Title (Fantasy in RED)," a watercolor painting likely created sometime between 1915 and 1925. There's such a powerful sense of movement and emotion conveyed just through these shades of red! What strikes you most about this abstract work? Curator: Well, isn’t it wonderfully ambiguous? I’m immediately drawn to how Hana lets the watercolor do its thing—the blooms, the bleeds, that unpredictable dance between pigment and paper. I can almost feel him tilting the paper, guiding the flow. It feels a bit like surrendering to something larger, maybe like the tides, maybe like…well, a powerful inner feeling that can’t quite be articulated, right? Editor: Absolutely! I can see that freedom in the application of watercolor, and the surrendering you speak of! Curator: Red, of course, is loaded, isn't it? It roars with passion, love, anger. But here, muted and dreamy, does it suggest suppressed desires, or perhaps a longing for something just out of reach? I’m always curious when artists don't title their works – it is an open invitation to play, right? What does 'Fantasy in Red' suggest to *you*? Editor: Perhaps a dreamscape…or a fiery sunset viewed through tear-filled eyes? It does give the viewer the power to add his or her meaning! Thank you so much, I'm beginning to see beyond just the surface! Curator: My pleasure! Art's about opening doors in your own mind, after all, so I’m happy to play key-master!