Untitled 1953

This untitled painting was made in 1953 by José Pedro Costigliolo, and it's all about shapes talking to each other in a world made of red, black, green and a creamy white. I can imagine Costigliolo working on this, moving shapes around like puzzle pieces, searching for that perfect balance. There’s a red diamond outlined in black, bumping up against a minty green, and then this white form that kinda looks like an arrow. It's like he's made a little stage, and these shapes are actors in a silent play. The paint looks smooth and flat, each color contained in its area. I feel a connection to painters like Mondrian or maybe Stuart Davis, with that same interest in geometry and sharp color contrasts. It's this kind of playful exchange and remix of ideas, a language that artists speak across time. It reminds us that painting is this ongoing conversation, always open to new voices and interpretations.