Componenti antagoniste 1973

Galliano Mazzon made this painting, Componenti antagoniste, with simple, geometric forms in red, white, and black. It’s like he's trying to find a balance—a state of tension— between these contrasting shapes. You know, when I look at this, I imagine Mazzon carefully measuring and drawing these shapes. He probably spent hours making sure everything was just right, that each angle was perfect. The red background is so solid and flat and makes me wonder if he was aiming for a sense of precision and order, something almost architectural. But maybe he was also interested in how these shapes clash and pull against each other. Maybe he wanted to create a sense of energy and movement within the stillness of the painting. Like two opposing forces finding equilibrium. And that’s what’s great about painting, right? How it can be about control and about letting go, about finding harmony in chaos. He must have been looking at Mondrian and others like him. We all riff off each other and make something new.