“Additivitée spatiale,” a symbolic painting created in 1956 by the artist Victor Brauner, belongs to the Surrealism art movement. The artwork exemplifies Brauner’s distinctive approach, characterized by vivid colors and symbolic elements.
The artwork depicts a head-like figure composed of a mosaic of squares and rectangles in a variety of colors, such as yellow, green, blue, purple, and red. The central circular figure, representing a face, features two almond-shaped eyes and a set of lips, each rendered in similarly vibrant hues. The geometric arrangement and juxtaposition of colors evoke a sense of abstraction and otherworldliness, aligning with the Surrealist ethos of exploring the subconscious and transcending ordinary reality. The work’s symbolic nature is further emphasized by the unconventional and fragmented representation of the human face, inviting viewers to ponder the interplay of shapes and colors in the realm of the surreal.
