4 Glasses 1974

Janet Fish’s '4 Glasses' is a still life where coloured pencils dance across the page. The act of painting, for me, is all about trying to capture the way things shimmer. I imagine Fish trying to capture the weight of water in the glass, and the way the world refracts and bends through it. See how she's built up the image with layers of marks, almost like she's knitting light itself? I can feel Fish's hand moving, trying to pin down something as elusive as light. These aren't just glasses; they're little worlds, each reflecting and distorting differently. I love how a simple everyday object can become this whole universe of seeing and thinking! It reminds me of Morandi, another painter obsessed with the poetics of the everyday, turning humble objects into monumental experiences. In a way, all artists are in conversation across time, riffing on each other’s ideas and ways of seeing.