Waschlapen 1965

Here are some hand-painted forms by Konrad Lueg, maybe made with acrylic. It looks like a field of little colorful figures, each with a roundish head and two little arms waving about. I can imagine Lueg patiently building up this surface, one form at a time, probably using a brush loaded with color, kind of methodically. Each mark a small decision, a little dance of color and shape. It makes me think about the way we repeat simple gestures in our daily lives, like brushing our teeth or, you know, washing up. I'm struck by how the colors vibrate against each other. It’s not quite a grid, but something more organic, like a garden of abstract forms. Like, the colours and shapes create a rhythm, like a song, and it’s a reminder that painting is a process of discovery, a way of figuring out what we think and feel. And when I look at other people’s paintings, that’s what I’m trying to tune into.