Untitled 1988

This 'Untitled' artwork by Moshe Kupferman is like a woven tapestry of greys, whites, and blacks, methodically painted in horizontal lines. Can you imagine the artist, brush in hand, layering each stripe with intention? It’s kind of hypnotic, right? I wonder, what was Kupferman thinking about as he created these lines? The texture isn't thick and gloppy, but it's present and the varying intensity and tone suggests a process of adding and subtracting, of building something up only to scrape it back down. It’s a kind of painterly hide-and-seek. I can see the subtle influence of Agnes Martin in the restrained palette and methodical approach. These artists are in an ongoing conversation, building on each other's ideas, and sparking new ways of seeing. Painting is never really done, and there's always more than one way to look.