Two different kinds of color-forms under the same title are kept at
the Costakis collection of MOMus. The two paintings have things in
common in composition and in painting technique (pointillism). During
the whole of his creative activity Mikhail Matiushin was concerned
with the problem of painting space in its essence. Here are two
pictures where we see what the philosopher Nikolai Fedorov called
“genesis of the fabric” of space. The composition is based on a
complex rhythm of twisting, rotating mass. That’s a symbol of the
space substance, of its unity and color diversity. Brushstrokes of
different size and color create a visual vibration that leads to the
effect of shifting. Matiushin and his students often used this method
while painting the pure substance of aerial or underwater space. The
substance rotation is related to a high musical overtone. It is a kind
of celestial music where colors play and interconnect, producing a
sound/color vibration.
