THE ARTWORK
In this 1971 mixed-media work by Simona Weller, a grid hosts writing, small drawings and coloured marks. The regular background lines provide a structure, while red, green and blue words cross it more freely, recalling a notebook page.
The composition connects order and spontaneity. Each square can become a starting point, yet the reading continually shifts between notes and figures. The eye recognises writing without reducing the image to a text: distances, colours and overlaps also construct its rhythm.
The composition connects order and spontaneity. Each square can become a starting point, yet the reading continually shifts between notes and figures. The eye recognises writing without reducing the image to a text: distances, colours and overlaps also construct its rhythm.