Untitled 1968

Jeremy Moon made this Untitled painting with clean geometric lines in blocks of color. Imagine him there, puzzling over this composition - how it should come together. I know the feeling. I wonder if, for Moon, painting was about setting up a system, like a game of chess? There is something about the yellow grid that is so decisive, while the muted pinks, purples, and grays feel almost apologetic, like afterthoughts. But, actually, it's the subtle colours that give the painting a certain sophistication. The way those pastel blocks are so gently held in place by the dynamic yellow grid. You know, Albers was thinking about the interaction of color all the time; so was Agnes Martin, but in a different way. We are all in this conversation, trying to figure it out as we go, aren’t we?