La Naissance Attendue (Expected Birth) 1962

Andre Lanskoy made "La Naissance Attendue" at some point in his career using oil paint. Looking at this painting, it feels like Lanskoy dove headfirst into a sea of colors. The paint is applied with a kind of joyful abandon. Notice how the blues and greens wrestle with the reds and yellows, creating a vibrant, almost chaotic harmony. The texture isn't smooth or blended; you can see the individual strokes, the energy of the hand that made them. There's this one spot near the center, a little burst of pink and white, that feels like the heart of the whole thing, radiating outwards. Lanskoy reminds me a bit of Kandinsky, but with a warmer palette. Both artists share this interest in art as an ongoing conversation and exchange of ideas across time. Ultimately, "La Naissance Attendue" invites us to embrace ambiguity and to find our own meanings within its colorful depths.