Skt. Adolf=Roosali 1917

Adolf Wölfli made this drawing called ‘Skt. Adolf=Roosali’ with coloured pencil. It's a riot of little marks and shapes, isn't it? I love the way he builds up the colours, like he’s knitting or something. Look at the centre of the flower. It’s got this funny little face. It reminds me of how Paul Klee could just conjure a world with a few simple lines. The flower itself is all these layered petals, each with its own pattern, like it's got a kind of cosmic code written all over it. Then there’s the green and yellow background all scribbled with text. I just love how he lets everything pile up on each other. It’s dense, but it’s also so playful. The guy was clearly in his own world. Wölfli's work always feels so raw and unfiltered, like he’s just letting his subconscious spill out onto the page. It's a real reminder that art doesn’t have to be polished to be powerful.