Ohne Titel (für Peter Dibke) 1970

This painting by Blinky Palermo is like a portal into the act of painting itself, isn’t it? Look at those dominant orange marks, all swirling and energetic, mixed with these dabs of muted blue. I can imagine Palermo, brush in hand, circling around this oval surface, lost in a meditative dance. There’s a real sense of trial and error here, like he's pushing the paint around, letting the image emerge through intuition. The paint looks really thin, almost translucent in places, allowing the surface underneath to peek through. It's like he wanted to show the bones of the painting, the layers of thought and feeling that went into its creation. It reminds me of other abstract painters like Gerhard Richter who also explored the materiality of paint. Ultimately, this work feels like a conversation, not just with himself, but with the whole history of painting. It’s like he's saying, "Hey, we're all in this together, exploring, experimenting, and pushing the boundaries of what painting can be."