Red Grid, Blue Circles, Black Arcs from Four Sides and Yellow Arcs from Four Corners 1972

Sol LeWitt made this geometrical drawing with ink on paper. Look at it, it's a totally absorbing grid of tiny squares, with a central focus that explodes outwards like a big bang. I can imagine Sol LeWitt sitting there, patiently filling the paper with a meticulous network. It must have been a meditative process, like a mantra, each line and shape a thought, a decision, a breath. The precision is astonishing, but it's not cold or clinical. There's a real warmth to it, a sense of human touch in the gentle variations and subtle shifts in tone. The title hints at the colors that could have been there, suggesting a whole world of possibilities beyond what we see. It reminds me that art is not just about what's on the surface, but about the ideas and conversations that unfold in our minds.