Atlantique Verticale Rouge 1992

Genevieve Asse made this painting, Atlantique Verticale Rouge, with serene, simple, and contemplative strokes. Look at those hues of blues and whites, the canvas split vertically by that soft trace of red. Can’t you just feel her there, Asse, slowly building up the layers? I imagine her working and reworking the surface, allowing the painting to emerge through trial, error, and intuition. I can almost hear her thinking, "How can I make the invisible visible?" I feel like the painting is the answer. The paint is thin, almost translucent, allowing light to penetrate and reflect. It’s not just the colors, but the surface itself that seems to breathe and shift like fog. The vertical gesture communicates a feeling of reaching, maybe towards something just beyond our grasp. She's conversing here with Agnes Martin, Barnett Newman, all those artists trying to find the sublime in the simple. And isn't that what painting is all about? An ongoing conversation, inspiring each other's creativity across time, embracing ambiguity and uncertainty. It's not about answers but about seeing.