Mexican Girl 1941

Peter Busa's "Mexican Girl" is a print with a palette of reds, blues and ochres, crisscrossing in a beautiful dance of representation. You know, when I look at this, I start imagining the moment of its making. Busa layers form upon form, and color next to color, and I can almost feel his intuition guiding the composition, shifting and solidifying until, bam, it's done! And those lines! See how they wriggle and weave, suggesting a face, a body, a presence? The blues feel like a delicate embrace, and the reds? Well, they pulse with warmth, like the heat of the desert sun. It's like he’s channeling Picasso, but making it his own. These artists, you know, they're all talking to each other across time, a constant exchange of ideas. Busa’s got a playful thing going on, embracing ambiguity, allowing multiple readings. It's not just a picture; it’s an open-ended conversation.