Santos y Guardianes 1949

Xul Solar made this painting, Santos y Guardianes, with watercolor and ink. It looks like the artist is creating a city of the future. It’s got ladders and columns, and strange characters sitting on top of things, looking like they're in charge. I wonder what Solar was thinking when he painted this. Was he dreaming of a new world order? Or maybe he was just playing with shapes and colors, letting his imagination run wild. The blues and purples give it a mystical feel, like it’s not quite real. I love the way the ladders lean, almost daring you to climb them. The guardians are like watchers, keeping an eye on everything that happens in this strange cityscape. It makes me think about Paul Klee and the way he made dreamlike worlds too. Artists are always chatting to each other across time like that. It feels like a personal vision, full of symbols only Solar knew, but somehow, it speaks to something universal.