Repercussion 4 1965

Alberto Magnelli made Repercussion 4 with oil on canvas sometime around 1965. It's all these strong geometric forms, gray, white, brown, black, and blue. I can almost see Magnelli's ghost hovering over the canvas, methodically building up the planes, one over the other. Look at the way these lines feel provisional, like he’s reaching out to touch something, or maybe just reaching out to find out where the edge is. I find myself wondering what it must have been like to be Magnelli, moving through space, seeing the world in terms of geometric form. I think about what it means to make a mark, to leave a trace of your existence on the world. Artists, like Magnelli, keep the conversation going across time. Each one builds on the other's work, creating a rich tapestry of ideas and forms. And, like Magnelli, they leave space for us to wander, to interpret, to feel, to know in our own way.