Genesis 2002

Alexander Bogen made this painting, Genesis, with oil on canvas, and the canvas is a field of blues and greens, a world coalescing. I can imagine Bogen layering those strokes, the initial marks submerged beneath subsequent gestures, building up a history of action and revision. What I see is this artist’s inquiry into the very essence of creation, the materiality of paint becoming a metaphor for the unfolding of existence. The paint isn't too thick, but it isn't too thin, and the marks look like they might communicate feeling, intention, or meaning. I wonder, was he trying to find a language to articulate something ineffable? Bogen’s work reminds us that artists are in an ongoing conversation and exchange of ideas across time, inspiring one another’s creativity. And painting is an embodied expression that embraces ambiguity and uncertainty, allowing for multiple interpretations.