Spirals

I’ve always liked spirals. I’d drew them constantly as a child. Starting in the centre of my paper, I’d link them up to form a plant like structure with spiral branches leading off to further sprouting spirals until I’d run out of space. Then I’d gift these to family members (whether they appreciated them or not).

I have mixed feelings about Matisse’s Snail (1953). I’m always trying to make sense of the form of a snail within these sections of colour. Rather than bang my head against the wall in pursuit of the impossible, I think I’d get more joy from appreciating how he has chosen colours that bounce pleasantly off one another.

References:

Tate. ‘“The Snail”, Henri Matisse, 1953’. Tate. Accessed 1 December 2020. https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/matisse-the-snail-t00540.