Interior II 1964

Richard Hamilton made "Interior II" and, looking at it, I'm struck by how he juggles different ways of seeing. The textures are fascinating, aren’t they? The way the paint is sometimes thick, almost sculptural, and other times so thin it feels like a ghost of a color. Notice the wall on the right side with it's rectangular impressions. It's like he’s not just painting a room, but building one, layering impressions and textures like memories. And that woman, is she real, a photo, a dream? Then there's the way the colors bounce off each other. That yellow rug, almost glowing against the pale blue wall. I love how a single, bold gesture can change everything. You see how one mark influences another and shapes the piece as a whole, like a visual echo. Hamilton reminds me of other artists who use collage, like a conversation with Kurt Schwitters, maybe. In the end, it's this ambiguity that makes it stick with you. It's not just one thing, it's a whole bunch of feelings and ideas all mixed up together.