Untitled 1948

Victor Pasmore made this untitled painting with oil, in no specific year. Look at how he's built up the surface; it’s almost like he’s wrestling with these shapes, pushing them around, trying to make them fit. I love the rawness of the dark background. It's like a stage for these colourful characters to perform. That little blue triangle, just off-center, is a key player for me. It's not quite flat, it’s got this weird depth to it, and it kind of anchors everything around it. Then there's that juicy red circle floating above. It's almost like a sun, but not really. It's more like a feeling. Pasmore reminds me a bit of early Mondrian, but with a looser, more human touch. It's not about perfection or answers; it's more about the messy, beautiful process of trying to figure things out.