1965/1 - ∞, Detail 868149-893746 1971

This painting, 1965/1 - ∞, Detail 868149-893746, was made by Roman Opalka, and the approach to mark making is... well, it's a whole process. It's about repetition, counting, and this idea of infinity. Looking closely, you can see these tiny, hand-painted numbers, almost like they're floating on the canvas. The color is so subtle, a pale white, and the texture is smooth, almost like skin. I keep wondering, how did he keep going? It's meditative, obsessive, but also kind of beautiful in its dedication. You get lost in the details, in the rhythm of the numbers. It’s easy to look at something like this and think about Sol LeWitt, but this feels softer, more human. It really emphasizes how art can be about time, about the process of making, and about pushing an idea to its limit. It's not just a painting, it's a record of a life lived, one number at a time.