Untitled 1982

This untitled work is by Moshe Kupferman, and seeing it, I imagine it came into being slowly, in layers, through a process of addition and subtraction, trial and error, and intuition. I sympathize with the artist here. The subdued palette of grays, greens, and browns, applied in horizontal gestures, gives me a feeling of controlled restraint. You can see the texture on the surface, the physicality of the medium. The paint is neither too thick nor too thin, but just right, allowing the gestures to communicate feeling, intention, and meaning. It reminds me of some other painterly abstraction, perhaps a quiet, interior Agnes Martin or a subtle, contemplative Brice Marden. Artists are in an ongoing conversation and exchange of ideas across time, inspiring one another’s creativity. Ultimately, painting is an embodied form of expression that embraces ambiguity and uncertainty, allowing for multiple interpretations.