Apartment Repainted, New York [recto] 1925

Paul Strand made "Apartment Repainted, New York" with gelatin silver, and the fresh paint on those buildings is so evocative! Look at how the light catches those newly painted walls. There's something so satisfying about how he captures the texture; you can almost feel the grit of the stucco. This reminds me of Agnes Martin’s work; a sort of minimalist approach but with an incredible amount of emotional depth. The way Strand plays with light and shadow creates such a dynamic composition. The dark, weighty structures at the base and then these clean, lighter planes above – it’s like a visual metaphor for the layers of life. It reminds me that art doesn’t always need to shout, sometimes the quietest gestures speak the loudest. Just like in painting, sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is edit.