“Plate I from the portfolio Krach” is an abstract artwork created by Pierre Alechinsky in 1973. Belonging to the art movement Neo-Expressionism and part of the series “Krach,” the artwork exemplifies Alechinsky’s distinctive integration of dynamic forms and expressive lines.
The artwork presents what appears to be a financial document, possibly a stock certificate, serving as the backdrop. Overlaid upon this document are thick, expressive, maroon-colored lines that form abstract, circular, and spiral shapes. This overlay suggests a confluence of structured financial text with fluid, almost organic, forms, creating a tension between the rigid and the expressive. The color palette is subdued, dominated by the green hues of the document and the contrasting maroon lines. The artwork embodies a juxtaposition of order versus chaos, a theme intrinsic to Neo-Expressionist ideology, inviting reflection on the intersection of economic order and personal expression.
