Transparent in perspective Grooved 1921

Paul Klee made this watercolour, Transparent in Perspective Grooved, at some point in his career - I love how he builds these transparent layers, letting the colors peek through to create depth. The surface has this delicate, almost papery quality, and the strokes are so gentle, like he’s barely touching the page. You can see the hand of the artist in the subtle variations of tone and density. The way he’s laid down those stripes of orange, yellow, blue, and white, overlapping, it's like he’s weaving together a little world of perspective. There’s one of those blocks near the bottom right, with the alternating yellow and white stripes, it almost looks like the sun shining through Venetian blinds. Klee’s approach reminds me a bit of Agnes Martin, with that similar sense of quiet contemplation and meditative mark-making. Both artists create these subtle shifts in perception, inviting us to slow down and really see. In the end, art isn’t about answers, it's about asking the right questions, right?