Audatia 1986

Sigmar Polke made this painting, Audatia, with his signature blend of experimentation, chance, and maybe a little chaos! I can only imagine him in the studio, wrestling with the materials, letting the washes of muted grays and browns stain and pool on the canvas. The large circle and playful looping line feels like some kind of cosmic doodle. It makes me think of my own process as a painter—the initial marks, the push and pull, the not-knowing. Polke's like a magician, conjuring images from thin air. He wasn't afraid to let things be unresolved, inviting us to bring our own interpretations. And that’s the real beauty, right? It's about being open, about embracing the unexpected. We're all just riffing off each other, trying to make sense of this crazy world, one painting at a time.