Astrazione 1921

This painting, "Astrazione" was made by Julius Evola, though the precise date and medium remains a mystery. The way the colors bleed into each other suggests artmaking as a form of experimentation. It's all about the process here, right? The paint application is pretty flat, and it's hard to see any brushstrokes. It's like Evola wanted the colors and shapes to speak for themselves without any distractions. I'm really drawn to the squiggly lines in the foreground - one yellow and one green. They're like little pathways, or maybe sound waves. They kind of vibrate against the more muted tones behind them. For me, "Astrazione" shares a similar interest in abstraction to Hilma af Klint. Both artists were reaching for something beyond the surface of reality. I think the beauty of art is that it doesn’t have to mean one specific thing. It can be whatever you want it to be.