Untitled (Abstract) 1963

This is a lithograph made by Mavis Pusey in 1963. It's all about process, seeing how shapes interact, push and pull against each other. Look at the way Pusey uses these bold, black shapes against the white of the paper. There's no messing around; it's direct and confident. It makes me think about architecture, maybe buildings seen from above or blueprints for something that hasn't been built yet. Notice that slanted rectangle on the bottom right. It feels like it's sliding or maybe about to take off. Pusey's work reminds me a bit of Frank Stella's early black paintings. Both artists are interested in how simple forms can create complex relationships. But where Stella is cool and detached, Pusey feels more intuitive, more like she's playing with the shapes. It's a conversation, a dance of form and space. And like any good conversation, it's full of possibilities.