Double Moonscape 1973

Alexander Calder made this gouache painting titled *Double Moonscape*, and it's brimming with bright geometric shapes. I can imagine him working fast, playfully moving from red to yellow, black to blue. The surface looks smooth, and I’m thinking about the act of painting itself. How each colour, each form, builds up a conversation, pushing and pulling on the space. Those thick outlines make me think of Miro; they give the whole piece a comic and cartoonish energy. The painting's really alive. Calder isn't just representing a scene; he’s making something happen right in front of you. There’s this red zig-zagging shape on the right that reminds me of his mobiles— a sense of movement and balance. These colors have a similar dynamic energy to those used by Mondrian. Artists are constantly bouncing ideas off each other. We're all on the same team, remixing and reinventing. In this painting, Calder offers us not just a view but an experience, inviting us to join the dance of seeing and feeling.