Morphology 1937

Roberto Matta made this drawing, Morphology, on paper using coloured pencils. Look at the way the lines build up, creating these wild, almost science-fictional forms. You can see how he's working, his hand moving across the surface, making marks that accumulate into something bigger. The texture is crucial here, the way the colored pencils create a soft, almost fuzzy surface, contrasting with the sharp, surreal imagery. Notice how the colors bleed into each other, creating a sense of depth and movement. See that spiky, orb-like shape in the middle? The way it pulses with different greens and yellows, it feels like a cell under a microscope, or maybe something from another planet. Matta's work often explores these inner landscapes, blending the scientific with the surreal, like other surrealists such as Yves Tanguy. His art reminds us that the world is full of endless possibilities and interpretations, and that’s what makes it so exciting.