Musea

Scene

The painting features a brilliant spectrum of color emerging from darkness. Flashes of red, yellow, blue, and green burst forth like molten lava from inky depths. A kaleidoscope of colors is revealed through the layered composition.

Figures

This work is part of a series conceived in tandem with the artist's figurative work. It followed the 1990 piece Passage (Leipzig). The painting invites viewers to experience a sensation of looking at a half-seen or remembered out-of-focus image.

Symbolism

The imagery suggests the coexistence of chaos and harmony. The series conveys the artist's notion of reality as a simulation. The work creates an otherworldly feeling, like looking into an abyss.

Craft

The artist used a squeegee technique to disrupt the uppermost layer of paint. This process revealed a kaleidoscope of colors from underlying sections. The method involved repeatedly applying, erasing, and obliterating paint strata.

Impact

This work is considered among the artist's most successful abstract paintings. It represents the culmination of a five-decade investigation into painting. The series influenced the development of the artist's Mirror series.