Paul Hartland Carnival. Composition with two masks . 1934

László Moholy-Nagy made this *Paul Hartland Carnival. Composition with two masks.* without a date, with who knows what! It's a party for the eyes, that's for sure. The textures here are killer, right? Look at the smeared lipstick on those masks. The way the colours swim into each other, creating these ghostly, layered images. It's like a dream, or maybe a memory of a party you can't quite piece together. He wasn't afraid to get his hands dirty, and it shows. The paint's not precious, it's playful. There’s something about the way the masks seem to float and overlap that reminds me of Francis Picabia's Dada paintings. Both artists understood that art doesn't have to make sense. It just has to make you feel something, even if you can't explain what that feeling is. Like a good joke or a catchy song, this image just sticks with you. It’s an open-ended conversation, one that invites you to bring your own interpretations to the table.