Bird in the Spring 1992

Richard Pousette-Dart made "Bird in the Spring" with these joyful dots of paint. I wonder what was going through his mind as he built up these layers and layers of blues, yellows, reds, and whites? It's like he’s trying to capture not just what he sees, but what he feels – that buzzy energy of spring, the way everything's waking up. The paint's not too thick, but there’s a lot going on. I imagine him standing there, brush in hand, making a concentrated mark, and then another, and another. Each dot a little moment of looking, feeling, and responding. It’s kind of like he's saying, "Here’s my version of spring; what’s yours?" And it makes you think about how all artists are in conversation, borrowing and riffing off each other, trying to make sense of this crazy world.