Fireworks 1973

Walasse Ting made this painting called Fireworks, and right away you know how it came to life—through splatters, drips, and streaks of neon reds, pinks, and yellows. I can imagine Ting in his studio, maybe with music playing, and just letting loose. It looks like he’s using gravity, and his own arm span, letting the paint fly. This kind of work is about the joy of painting itself. It makes me think of other painters, like Joan Mitchell or Helen Frankenthaler, who are also exploring gesture, color, and chance. Look at how the colors interact! The way the drips harden on the canvas and become marks. The yellow spots read like a field of light in the dark. The conversation between painters never ends, it stretches across time. We keep finding new ways to express ourselves and see the world. Each painting is an experiment, a question, a moment of freedom.