Intime message 1942

Wassily Kandinsky made Intime Message with oil on canvas, but when I look at it, I don't feel like I know exactly when. The color palette, a blend of blues and yellows with pops of contrasting colors, creates a dreamy atmosphere, but it’s the mark-making that really grabs me. Kandinsky's lines are so precise, and the shapes are so carefully arranged; it feels like he's creating a visual language. Take the little lizard at the bottom of the canvas. It’s rendered with such care and attention to detail. It's like a little secret hidden in plain sight. For me, this relates to the way that Kandinsky’s work has such a sense of precision, but at the same time, a playful ambiguity, like Paul Klee or Joan Miró. Intime Message celebrates the sheer joy of looking and thinking.