Modular Composition I 1965

This is Romul Nutiu’s 'Modular Composition I', and it's got this wild puzzle vibe going on with greys, reds, and blacks. Looks like he was really into exploring how shapes bump up against each other. The surface is alive, you know? Some areas are thick with paint, others are really thinned out, almost ghostly. There's this spot, kind of near the top, where the grey almost swallows the black; it’s like the colors are wrestling for space. And those red crosses, they're like a shout in the middle of a quiet conversation. It reminds me of how we build things, layer by layer, idea by idea. Nutiu's got this thing, where he builds up layers, kinda like Guston, but with this quirky, almost mechanical edge. It’s not just about what you see, but how it all fits—or doesn't—together.