Abstract Painting c. 1982

Andy Warhol made this abstract painting, we don't know when, but it's a trip! The way he’s worked with color here, a kind of hazy purple-pink, it feels like a memory, or maybe a dream. Looking closer, you see these thin, drippy lines of white and yellow paint dancing across the surface. It's like he’s letting the paint do its own thing, trusting the process. It's not about perfection, but about the energy and the moment of creation. Notice how some of the colors underneath peek through, creating depth and texture. There's a real physicality to it; you can almost feel the movement of his hand as he made those marks. It puts me in mind of some Joan Mitchell paintings, that same freedom and expressive use of line. With art, it's never really about having the final word. It's always a conversation, a back-and-forth between artists, ideas, and ways of seeing.