Rosa, bride 2010

Ettore Spalletti made 'Rosa, bride' as an object, a form, that sits somewhere between painting and sculpture, and like painting, it's all about color and surface. The surface here is almost velvety, a powdery pink that feels both soft and solid. You might be able to see that the pigment isn't just on the surface, it's integrated into it, like a fresco. You can almost feel the hand of the artist in the way the color has been built up, layer by layer. It's not about a single gesture, but a slow, meditative process of adding and refining. The way the light catches on the edges and corners is just beautiful. It reminds me of Agnes Martin's subtle color fields, but with a sculptural presence. Ultimately, the real joy of art is in the looking, and Spalletti gives us so much to see, even in what seems like a simple pink square.