Untitled 1976

This untitled painting was made by Robert Goodnough, and it just makes me want to dive right into the process! Imagine the act of painting itself, with these shapes shifting and emerging through trial, error, and intuition. I can sympathize with Goodnough because, as a painter, I know what it's like to wrestle with the material aspects of painting, texture, color, surface, and the physicality of the medium. The way the paint is applied, thick or thin, it all shapes our experience. Each little gesture communicates feeling and intention. I’m getting an aerial, architectural, and almost digital vibe from the arrangement of these shapes! They speak to how artists are in an ongoing conversation, exchanging ideas across time, inspiring one another’s creativity. Painting is a form of embodied expression which embraces ambiguity, allowing for multiple interpretations and meanings.