Untitled 1995

Here’s an untitled drawing by Louise Bourgeois, and it's a red beauty of looping lines on paper. I imagine Bourgeois making this; the crayon moving across the page, each gesture a kind of exploration. It’s interesting, right? The way the red crayon sits on the surface, sometimes thick, sometimes thin, giving real depth to what could be simple lines. The top loop is generous and open, the lower one tighter, more contained. What does it mean? Maybe it's about containment, release, or the push-and-pull we all feel. I'm reminded a little of Cy Twombly here, because it’s that similar idea of the gesture becoming a form. Artists are in an ongoing conversation, each inspiring the other, and this piece feels like a very personal statement in that dialogue, and the marks are like someone speaking, but in Bourgeois’ very own visual language.