Untitled 1970

Mihai Olos built this object out of wood, ceramic, and glaze, sometime before 2015. I can imagine Olos in his studio, stacking and constructing, adding textures, and dripping the paint. You can see the pooling and running of the glaze which reveals the materiality of the painting. The dark drips contrast with the smooth tops and faces, which are lighter and brighter. They are luminous, like pools of water reflecting the sky. What was Olos thinking about when he made this? The dark lines on the sides are like the marks of a comb dragged through the glaze. It reminds me of expressionist painters like Richter who experiment with process and gesture. Artists are always inspiring each other. Painting offers a way of seeing, thinking, and experiencing the world. It embraces ambiguity, allowing multiple readings.