Roma 1960

Rudolf Kügler created this artwork titled Roma using graphic techniques. It's characterized by its intricate composition and muted color palette, dominated by browns, tans, and creams. The overall effect is one of understated beauty, a melancholic grandeur that speaks to the weight of history. Kügler’s Roma isn't a straightforward representation, but rather an exercise in abstraction that plays with architectural forms. The buildings and arches are fragmented and reassembled, challenging our perceptions of space and perspective. Lines create a semiotic system to decode the artist's rendering of architectural components, each form a signifier pointing back to Rome's iconic structures. This technique, which destabilizes established meanings, encourages viewers to consider how we construct our understanding of places through memory and representation. The graphic materiality of the work is crucial, as the textured lines and shapes create a tactile quality that invites close inspection. It is an open invitation to engage with the cultural codes embedded within the artwork's visual language.