I Love Chrysanthemums 2000

Walasse Ting made this painting, 'I Love Chrysanthemums', and you can feel that love in the riotous colours and shapes he's thrown down. I can imagine him splashing and splattering, turning the act of painting into a joyful performance. Look at those dabs of colour scattered across the canvas. It's like the painting itself is blooming, pushing out in every direction. I sympathise with Walasse Ting's sheer exuberance! The way he uses paint is so visceral, so physical. Thick daubs of paint create texture and depth, while those brighter colours zing off the surface. The composition is dynamic, asymmetrical. It feels like he's inviting us to see the world not as a fixed, static thing, but as a constantly evolving dance. All painters are magpies, stealing ideas and inspiration from each other and from the world around us. Walasse Ting’s bright flowers remind me of Elizabeth Murray’s canvases.