We don't know much about Wenzel Hablik’s painting of the glittering cosmos. Titled, Starry Sky, Attempt, Hablik understands the imperfection of his vision. It’s too full, too bright, too hopeful. Hablik paints a universe as alive as a busy street, outer space with a pulse. But that’s Hablik for you, the boy who stared into crystals and saw palaces inside, the man who designed cities perched on mountain tops. The man who lived through WWI, and was still able to say “Speak out! Speak out! Delight in existence—in the universe—in being and perishing.”
