Engiadina 2003

Francois Rouan made "Engiadina" with paint, I imagine, and maybe collage, it's hard to tell exactly what he's done, but it's a riot of colour and shape, so tactile and dynamic. The painting seems to come into being through trial, error, intuition, and persistence. Rouan seems to have an interest in the materiality of paint. The colours are thick and thin in places, and that's exciting to look at. I wonder what it might have been like to create? What was he thinking when he made it? There is so much going on, Rouan's piece makes me think about the conversation that’s been going on between painters for centuries. Inspiring one another’s creativity. Each gesture can communicate feeling, intention, or meaning. Paintings are embodied expressions which embrace ambiguity and uncertainty. There are multiple interpretations and no fixed or definitive readings.