Tapies and Le Corbusier

I stumbled upon this tapestry designed by Le Corbusier. I immediately thought of Antoni Tapies. I studied Tapies extensively and have read a lot of his text. All the pictorial elements that Tapies utilised seem present in the Le Corbusier. These include the open field and scale, reference to the human figure, loose and open line work and surprising layers or blocks of colour to create innovative compositions. I consider both among my favorite artists so it is interesting to discover this connection.

Le Corbusier, Les Mains, 1951, tapestry in situ

Tapies, Les quatre cròniques, 1990.

Le Corbusier, Les Mains, 1951, tapestry.

Tapies, Les quatre cròniques, 1990.

All artists are influenced by others. Richard Diebenkorn based his Ocean Park series on a work by Henri Mattise, View of Notre Dame, 1914.