Untitled 1988

This untitled painting by Sam Francis is a wild dance of color splashed across a circular canvas. Look at the way he’s let the paint drip and pool, creating these vibrant, almost explosive shapes in red, yellow, green, and blue. I can imagine Francis in his studio, maybe with some music on, just letting loose. It’s like he's conducting an orchestra of pigments, each color finding its place in this dynamic composition. See how the thin black lines squiggle around, almost like they’re trying to contain the chaos? Francis was really into this idea of embracing chance and spontaneity, and you can totally feel that in this piece. It makes me think of other painters like Joan Mitchell, who were also pushing the boundaries of abstraction. It’s like they’re all in this conversation, bouncing ideas off each other, exploring the possibilities of paint. For me, it’s a reminder that painting is this open-ended process, full of surprises and happy accidents.