Untitled 1959

This untitled piece by Antonio Asis is a mind-bender of black and white circles, maybe made with ink or acrylic. I’m imagining the artist in their studio, carefully plotting and filling in these dizzying shapes. There's something about the precision that gets me – did he use a compass? Or was it all done freehand? You know, there's a real push and pull between the geometric and the organic here, that invites you to consider how the painting was made, and what ideas he was interested in playing with. It reminds me a bit of Bridget Riley’s op art, but with a kind of handmade, human touch that gives it a warmer feel. All of these artists are in conversation, each pushing the boundaries of what painting can do, and how it makes us see. Like one big, fun game of telephone!