In Limits of Reason, how is the Description discussed?
The work has been described as emblematic of "his most prolific period as a teacher" at the Bauhaus. The static nature of the perfect red sphere which appears frozen and floating in space, in the white primed canvas of the upper part of the painting, contrasts with the dynamic complicated filigree linear structure of the lower part of the painting. This work is reminiscent of that of Kasimir Malevich in both color and structure. In her article in The Atlantic, Veronique Greenwood described the gap between the two as a gap between the human capacity of reason and the human desire to fully understand.
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