The Red Car 

Margareta Sterian’s painting, aptly titled 'The Red Car,' is made with watercolor on paper. Sterian’s choice of watercolor lends the painting an ethereal quality, as the pigment disperses across the textured paper. The watery medium results in soft edges and translucent layers, evoking a dreamlike landscape. This approach captures the sense of movement and speed implied by the subject matter. The contrast between the delicate washes of color and the bold, geometric form of the car creates a dynamic tension within the artwork. While seemingly simple, the choice of materials and techniques engages with traditions of landscape painting, yet, the presence of the car introduces a modern element, reflecting the changing social and industrial landscape of the time. Its creation would have involved not just artistic skill, but industrial processes too. By emphasizing process and materiality, Sterian challenges traditional distinctions between fine art and craft.