Kombali 2008

"Kombali" is a painting by Sally Gabori, and wow, what a wild dance of color! It's like the painting itself is in motion. Imagine Gabori, brush in hand, slinging these thick stripes of red, pink and white across the canvas. And then, bam! A block of intense red meets the eye, grounded by touches of blue and black, all on this stark white background. What's she thinking as she makes these marks? I think she's letting her feelings flow through the brush. It’s kind of raw and brave, right? I see echoes of other painters who weren’t afraid to just lay it all out there, like maybe Joan Mitchell or even Helen Frankenthaler. It’s like Gabori's in conversation with them, adding her own voice to this ongoing chat. It’s a feeling, a mood, a memory – something you can’t quite put your finger on, but you sure as hell can feel.