Pickett 2015

Inbal Abergil made this painting, Pickett, and while we don't know exactly when, there's something about the layering of thin washes of paint, the careful attention to light, that suggests a slow, meditative process. I can imagine Inbal in her studio, gently coaxing these blues and greens into being. She's working wet-on-wet to create soft edges, right? This isn’t just representation, it's about the texture of paint, and how it behaves. I feel like I’m witnessing the quiet conversation between the brush, the paint, and the surface. The folded paper reminds me of a little mountain range, doesn’t it? Maybe it’s a note, a secret message, or a memory folded into a tangible form. Like Cy Twombly or maybe even a bit of Jasper Johns, Inbal invites us to contemplate not just what is depicted, but also how the act of painting itself is a form of thinking, and feeling. Painting here becomes a record of process. The more I look, the more I realize that artists are always in dialogue with each other across time, inspiring each other to see the world anew.