Untitled 1960

Antonio Asis made this painting by placing flat circles of color onto a white ground. I can imagine him shuffling these shapes around, trying to find an arrangement that feels just right, like arranging marbles on a tabletop. The circles are in black, white, red, and blue – simple, bold choices that give the composition a playful yet grounded feel. There’s something almost musical about how the circles are spaced, creating rhythms and pauses. The way Asis plays with positive and negative space makes me think about the dynamics between figure and ground, presence and absence. It reminds me of earlier experiments with geometric abstraction, but here there’s a lightheartedness, a sense of joy in the process of making. It’s as if he’s inviting us to join in the fun, to see the world through his eyes, one circle at a time.