Untitled 

Adnan Coker made this untitled painting using traditional materials: canvas and paint. The painting is dominated by two blocks of color, the upper, a thick field of black, the lower, a grey-blue. Look closely, and you’ll see the distinct strokes of the brush. The application of paint, the simple pushing of pigment across a surface, becomes the subject here. The texture of the canvas and the viscosity of the paint play a crucial role in how we experience this piece. The dark color field could be a void, a doorway, or even a metaphor for the unknown. By engaging with traditional materials and processes, Coker encourages us to consider painting's fundamental elements. In doing so, he blurs the boundaries between representation and pure abstraction, prompting us to think about the act of painting and the labor that goes into it.