Opus 153 1963

Hans Hinterreiter made this abstract geometrical piece, Opus 153, in 1963. It’s like he started with a grid and then went wild, twisting and turning it into something else entirely. I wonder what Hinterreiter was thinking when he made this? Was he trying to create some kind of visual puzzle, or was he just playing with shapes and colors to see what would happen? I love the way the different colors interact with each other. Those muted purples and greens create such an interesting tension, especially with those few contrasting red blocks that pop. It reminds me a bit of Frank Stella’s geometric abstractions, but with a kind of handmade feel. Like it was carefully crafted, you know? Painting is like this ongoing conversation between artists across time, each one building on what came before, and taking it somewhere new.