Untitled 1983

This untitled work by Luciano Bartolini is pure, unadulterated process, a kind of dance made visible through strokes of black, gold, and white. Look at how Bartolini lays down the paint. It's not about hiding the gesture, but about making the gesture itself the subject. The paint is thick in places, thin in others, almost like he’s testing the limits of the medium, pushing it around to see what it can do. Notice that one swirling mark near the centre? It's like a little universe unto itself, a testament to the sheer joy of making marks. It makes me think of Franz Kline, but with a touch more… tenderness, maybe? Bartolini seems to be inviting us to witness the act of creation, embracing the messy, unpredictable nature of artmaking. It’s a reminder that art isn’t about answers, but about the questions we ask along the way.