Abstraction 2003

Aurel Cojan made this watercolor painting, called Abstraction, sometime during his lifetime. It's got this light and airy feel, with colors like faded roses and sunshine filtering through leaves. I can almost see him, brush in hand, letting the water do its thing, guiding the pigments as they bloom across the page. There are so many lines crisscrossing, like thoughts overlapping. See how one dark purple loop kinda floats near the bottom? It’s like a little question mark, hinting at a deeper meaning that’s just out of reach. Cojan's letting us peek into his own process, those moments of chance and happy accident. It reminds me a bit of Twombly's scribbles, but with a gentler touch. This piece feels like a reminder that painting is a conversation, a dance between the artist, the materials, and whatever it is they’re trying to express. And honestly, it's kind of a relief to see a painting that embraces not knowing, that revels in the beauty of ambiguity.