Duo H 1966

Josef Albers made this puzzle-like painting called Duo H, with clean white lines over a solid dark ground. I can just imagine Albers at work, carefully plotting out these geometric forms and hand-painting them. There's something so deliberate and precise about his process. You know, artists are often in conversation with each other, even across generations. I can see how someone like Bridget Riley might have been inspired by Albers' explorations of visual perception. This piece reminds me that painting isn't just about expressing emotions; it's also about thinking through seeing. The cool thing about these kinds of images is how they play with our perception. What looks like a straightforward geometric shape suddenly becomes ambiguous, challenging our assumptions about space and form. It’s less about what it is, and more about what it does.