To All of My Calling Your Name 1962

Corita Kent made this print, “To All of My Calling Your Name,” with bright pink ink and loose, gestural strokes of white. It seems to hover between a painting and calligraphy. I can almost see her there in the studio pushing the ink around. Did she begin with the text or the swooping shapes that remind me of a deconstructed letter? What came first? I love the tension between the graphic boldness and the hand-painted effect. The way the white paint sits on the surface, it almost feels like she made each stroke in one go, without lifting her brush. There's a real sense of immediacy, a feeling that Corita was trying to capture a fleeting thought or emotion. I can imagine her really thinking about how paint can be used to convey not just an image, but a feeling or an idea. Like she’s in conversation with other artists and sign painters. It’s not about precision, but about expression, you know?