Composition 1964

Luis Feito made this painting titled ‘Composition’ with paint, probably oil, maybe acrylic. It’s got that red and black combo, which is always a winner, right? So bold. But look closer—it's not just about the colors. I’m always interested in the push and pull, the tension, between the flatness of the canvas and the illusion of depth that even simple marks can create. The way that big red blob sits there, all raw and unapologetic, feels like a gut punch. Then you got these swooping black gestures wrapping around it. The surface is pretty smooth, but you can still feel the hand of the artist. Like, I can almost see him moving the brush, deciding where to put the weight. Think about the work of Franz Kline and other abstract expressionists and their big, bold gestures. But Feito? He’s got his own thing going on, stripping it down to the bare essentials. It’s like a conversation that's been happening for decades, a back and forth between artists, each adding their own voice to the mix.