The Easel

25th April 2023

Hilma af Klint & Piet Mondrian: Forms of Life review – a thrillingly odd couple

Laura Cumming | The Guardian | 23rd April 2023

A show directly comparing Mondrian and Af Klint sounds risky and so it proves  These artists’ personal stories have some parallels – both were fascinated by the natural world before rach developed spiritually influenced abstract styles. But few critics see much commonality in their art.  Af Klint’s art is “strangely inert … you are constantly trying to understand the systems of belief. With Piet Mondrian, you are witnessing the evolution of art.”

Anthony Caro: The Inspiration of Architecture

Veronica Simpson | Studio International | 11th April 2023

Caro called his work “sculpitecture”, reflecting his interest in scale and volume. The overlap goes only so far – architecture is so much about planning whereas the modernist abstract beauty of Caro’s sculptures is anything but planned. They inhabit an “in between zone” says one reviewer, a mix of found and manufactured components that have “the vernacular of the construction site”.  So, does Caro’s work sing or scream when placed next to harmonious architecture? “A bit of both”.

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