Accomplice 1991

Valerie Jaudon’s ‘Accomplice’ is an adventure in pattern and contrast, rendered in monochrome. Imagine her, wrestling with the canvas, layering those stencils, each shape a conversation with the last. I see these repeated motifs, almost like a secret language, a dance between order and surprise. The way the light and dark play off each other, it's like Jaudon's inviting us into her world of geometric dreams. What was she thinking as she built this composition? Maybe about the push and pull between control and spontaneity. It reminds me of some architectural ornamentation. I think about Frank Stella, and the conversation between painters across generations. It is not just about what you see, but about the feeling, the energy, the open-ended questions. That's the beauty of painting—it’s alive.