Costumed Figure c. 1950s

Andrew Bucci made this figure in costume with ink on paper. Look at the stripy, checkerboardy shapes that coalesce and overlap. It's like a cubist fashion show gone wild. I wonder if Bucci felt like a couturier of form, draping these graphic elements onto an invisible mannequin. The limited palette of black, white, and a touch of grey really amps up the graphic punch. Each stripe seems carefully placed, creating an illusion of volume and movement. It makes me think of those op-art pieces that mess with your eyes, but with a softer, more hand-done feel. You can feel the artist's hand in those lines, that's something a computer can never achieve. There’s this dance between precision and improvisation, giving the artwork a real energy. It reminds me of some of my own experiments with pattern and repetition, searching for that sweet spot where structure meets chaos. We're all just borrowing and stealing from each other anyway, right?