Gros Plan Fixe D'Une Metamorphose 1960

Victor Brauner made "Gros Plan Fixe D'Une Metamorphose" with paint, and it feels like he was really improvising, letting the painting lead the way. There's something so charming about the ochre background and the way Brauner uses the colours: fleshy pinks, pale yellows, and lavender to build this strange hybrid creature. The surface has a rough, almost mottled quality, which creates a sense of depth and texture, like a wall or fresco. Look at the way the body shape is outlined, that simple lavender line, which is echoed in the lavender rectangle that makes up the body. I'm reminded of Paul Klee and his childlike simplicity and ability to capture the essence of a form with just a few strokes. Like Klee, Brauner embraces a kind of whimsical ambiguity, inviting us to engage in the process of meaning-making and to embrace the fluidity of interpretation.