The artwork titled “Untitled (Basement)” created by Hans Bellmer in 1943 belongs to the genre of interior art.
In the artwork, one observes a surreal depiction of a basement environment, characterized by brick walls and a tiled floor. The image presents an eerie and distorted ambience, with an abstract, organic form merging from the wall, disrupting the rigid geometry of the bricks. This form exudes a fluid, almost molten texture, contrasting sharply with the structured background. Additionally, there is a poster of a person affixed to the wall, positioned near the flowing form. At the center, a large, amorphous, stone-like object sits on the floor, featuring similarly fluid and organic shapes as the form on the wall. The interplay between the structured environment and the surreal, distorted elements evokes a sense of juxtaposition and tension within the space.
