Untitled (from Little Image series) 1949

Lee Krasner made this painting as part of her "Little Image" series. I see her playing with these small, almost mosaic-like squares. It’s a real process-driven piece. You can see all this texture, the build-up of paint on the surface. It's definitely not trying to hide anything. In the squares with the little maze designs, the paint is thick, kind of gloppy. And she's scratching into it, making these lines that feel both ancient and totally immediate. I see it as an investigation of the grid structure of our reality. For me, Krasner's work is like a bridge to younger painters today. She was in constant conversation with her peers, like her husband Jackson Pollock, but she was also forging her own path. It’s not about answers, it’s about asking questions and embracing the messiness of it all.