Pod Slaneckým hradom 1914

Ľudovít Čordák painted 'Pod Slaneckým hradom' with oils, and the process feels so key here. You can almost smell the linseed! Look at how Čordák builds up the layers, especially in the foreground. There's this tactile quality, a real sense of the hand moving, feeling its way through the scene. It's not about slick perfection; it's about the joy of pushing paint around. I love the little pops of red amidst all that green, those blooms. They’re like tiny explosions, aren’t they? The way Čordák dabs the paint on, it's almost sculptural, lending depth and energy to the scene. You sense a kind of freedom in his approach to the garden, almost as if he is channeling Bonnard. I love the way he leaves things open, embracing the messy, unpredictable nature of both paint and the world itself.