Zuma #21 1977

This photograph, *Zuma #21*, was made by John Divola who was born in 1949, and, well, is still around! Look at the spray paint and the broken window! It makes me wonder if it was there before or after the artist found it. I like to imagine him working on this piece, wondering how it came into being, bit by bit. He must have been thinking about the texture, the colour, and the surface as he was creating it. The image plays with texture and reality; the graffiti contrasts with the beauty of the sunset and calls to mind a wider conversation of painting, inspiring creativity and different ways of working. Isn’t it amazing how artists are in an ongoing conversation, exchanging ideas across time? It really embraces uncertainty, allowing for multiple interpretations and meanings.