Form and Content: The Shape of Discourse #2 Giovanni Anceschi, graphic designer, theoretician 1995

Morgan O'Hara made this artwork, "Form and Content: The Shape of Discourse #2 Giovanni Anceschi, graphic designer, theoretician," using ink. It looks like she's conjuring the ghost of Giovanni Anceschi with a single brushstroke! I can almost feel the urgency in O'Hara's hand as she quickly, intuitively, lays down this bold, abstract image. The ink bleeds and pools, giving it a life of its own. What was she thinking when she made it? Maybe she was trying to capture a fleeting idea, a burst of inspiration, or even just the energy of a conversation. It reminds me of Cy Twombly's scribbles, or even some of the Zen Buddhist ink paintings, where the goal isn't representation, but capturing the essence of a moment. Artists are always talking to each other, across time and space. O'Hara's work is a reminder that painting can be a form of embodied expression. It embraces ambiguity and uncertainty, allowing for multiple interpretations and meaning.