Santos y Guardianes 1949

Xul Solar made 'Santos y Guardianes' with watercolor, giving it this dreamy, otherworldly vibe. You know, like staring into a sunset and seeing a whole new dimension open up? The colors are muted, almost like a faded photograph, but it works. The surface is washy, letting the paper breathe, the pigments creating soft edges. Look at the ladders and pillars; they're so precisely rendered, yet the figures are fluid, gestural, almost floating. It feels like Solar is showing us a different way of seeing. Those architectural forms feel like they're reaching for the sky, like the artist is trying to build a bridge between worlds. It reminds me of Hilma af Klint’s spiritual paintings, that same urge to visualize the invisible. Ultimately, though, it’s a reminder that art doesn't have to make perfect sense. It’s a conversation, an open question.