Start of Construction in the Garden
1929
Paul Klee’s 1929 piece 'Baubeginn im Garten' (Start of Construction in the Garden) playfully captures the moment industry invades nature. You can see a dreamy, textured landscape with dark, tree-like shapes and a glowing orange sun, but bold geometric lines—bright orange, red, and black—slice right through it like scaffolding. It feels like a visual metaphor for the modern world encroaching on a peaceful retreat. As an artist associated with Expressionism and the Bauhaus, Klee treated painting like music, composing these abstract scenes with rhythmic precision rather than realistic detail, turning a simple garden construction site into a colorful, poetic puzzle.
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