Untitled. Winter Album 2016

Kinder Album made this "Untitled" watercolor, from the Winter Album series, sometime around now. It's such a strange little scene, isn't it? The artist's got this great way of using color that feels both muted and alive. Look at the buildings; you can see how they're built up with layers and washes, creating this patchy, almost decaying effect. It's like the paint itself is telling a story of time passing. My eye keeps going to the figure on the roof. She's painted with such simple, almost naive lines, which make her feel vulnerable and exposed up there. And that fishing line dangling down – what's she hoping to catch? Maybe a bit of human connection. It reminds me a little of Balthus, but with a surreal twist. It's like the work is saying: art is always a conversation, a way of seeing and rethinking what's already been seen. What do you think?