Paisaje 1922

Armando Reveron made this landscape painting, called Paisaje, with oils on canvas, though when is anyone’s guess. The whole scene shimmers in pale blues and greys, a dreamy haze of color. Up close, you see that the paint is applied in short, flickering strokes. It’s like he’s trying to catch the light as it dances across the scene, a fleeting moment in time. See how the brushstrokes build up the texture of the canvas? It’s almost like you can feel the cool air on your skin, the sun struggling to break through the mist. The way he’s scrubbed the paint on, thin in some places, thicker in others, reminds me of James McNeil Whistler’s nocturnes. Both artists create an atmosphere, a mood, more than a representation of a specific place. It's not about capturing a photographic likeness but about evoking a feeling, an experience. And that's what makes art so endlessly fascinating, isn't it?