Untitled 1972

Editor: Here we have an untitled print by Bruce Porter, created in 1972. I find it really calming. The vast green space makes me think of fields, maybe wheat just before harvest. What do you see in this piece? Curator: Fields of wheat... I love that image. It whispers of lazy summer days and rural expanse, and your observation touches on something crucial – this isn’t just pure abstraction. Porter, even in his most geometric explorations, anchors himself to something felt, something human. I'm struck by the geometric forms imposed, aren't you? They seem like a system or an order placed onto something naturally organic. It sets up a push-and-pull of control, really, against wild abandon. Does that resonate? Editor: Yeah, definitely. The rigid rectangle shape overlaid seems so intentional against the mottled background, which also brings it all together, really. I think I can better grasp it as tension now instead of something static, almost like looking at digital code laid over something natural. What would you call that overall composition of geometric objects, fields of color and coded imagery? Curator: I adore that you bring the digital in. Porter didn’t have pixels in mind then, of course, but the sensation—the overlay of information, of coded existence over raw experience — absolutely rings true. Compositionally, one might lean towards calling it Color Field painting—but with a fiercely individual twist. Now, tell me, thinking of our dialogue, and seeing the "field," if you will, what new title might you suggest? Editor: Oh wow, that's a hard question. Maybe something like "Green Static?" Or perhaps… "Algorithmic Pasture?" I like the friction in that, especially with your insights about that imposed tension. Thanks so much! Curator: Both wonderful, loaded ideas. I think I like "Algorithmic Pasture," you clearly gained great inspiration through our exchange. A reminder that art exists where concept and image collide. It will be something for me to continue exploring in the piece as well, wonderful perspective.