Interieur mit der Uhr 1913

Paul Klee made this watercolor and ink interior, "Interieur mit der Uhr," with a light touch, building up a sense of space and objecthood through layers of translucent color. It’s like he's thinking out loud with the paint, letting the process be visible. I love how the colors puddle and bleed into each other, creating soft edges and unexpected combinations. Look at the clock face, how it almost disappears into the surrounding shapes, a ghost of time. The surface of the paper is allowed to breathe, adding to the overall feeling of lightness and fragility. The brushwork is so loose and free; Klee’s paintings embrace the beauty of imperfection, mirroring the unpredictable nature of time itself. Klee reminds me of Philip Guston in his playful approach to form and color, both artists unafraid to embrace ambiguity and create worlds that are both familiar and strange. They both invite us to slow down, look closer, and find meaning in the unexpected.