Cargo 1957

Milton Resnick made this untitled oil painting, called 'Cargo', with a kind of, how should I put it, 'letting-go' attitude towards colour and form. There’s something really gutsy about the way Resnick piles paint onto the canvas; it’s thick, it’s messy, it’s almost like he’s wrestling with the material. I love how he lets the colours collide and mingle, creating these muddy, unpredictable textures. Look at that patch of ochre in the upper right, just kinda sitting there, like a big dollop of something. It's not trying to be anything other than itself, you know? Resnick reminds me of Guston, someone else who wasn’t afraid to embrace the awkwardness and the messiness of painting. He knew that art isn’t about perfection; it’s about the process, the struggle, and the unexpected discoveries that happen along the way. And isn't that what life's about too?