Vibration Red/Green/Blue 1970

Kuno Gonschior made this painting, Vibration Red/Green/Blue, in an unknown year with what looks like acrylic on canvas. It's all about how he laid down those colours; it is almost meditative. The texture is key here. The red seems almost velvety, and then you have these tiny dots, a constellation of greens and blues that create those horizontal lines, suspended in space. Look closely and you can almost see the hand of the artist, each dot a deliberate act. It's like Gonschior is trying to capture the essence of vibration itself. These marks create a rhythm that pulls you in. It reminds me a little bit of Bridget Riley, in that it is so concerned with colour and perception, or maybe even a kind of pointillism taken to a totally different level. It's all about seeing how much you can do with simplicity.