Distant World

Author: Sofía Bassi

Title: Mundo lejano (Distant World)

Date: 1988

Material: Oil on masonite

Dimensions: 15.7 × 11.8 inches

Location: Private collection

Rights: Sofía Bassi Foundation

Distant World shows a dense landscape built from layered forms and shifting textures. At the center, a tall vertical structure rises like a dark spire, surrounded by irregular shapes that suggest rock, vegetation, or built forms. The surface is uneven and worked in thick strokes, with areas that blur into one another. The palette is dominated by greens and blues, with warmer tones concentrated toward the lower half.

Sofía Bassi organizes the scene through scattered elements across the foreground. A serpentine form extends from the lower left. A small blue egg rests to the right, set apart on the ground. Several elongated figures appear across the surface, partially merged with the surrounding textures. Their bodies blend into the terrain and seem to rise from it. The image is built from these separate elements, distributed across the surface.