Fasl 1960

Aurelie Nemours made Fasl with paint, I presume, maybe not though... The painting has come into being as a series of geometric shapes, where a bright yellow stripe contrasts with a flat purple plane, and then the deep black square floats on top, but really, it is sunk into the picture plane. I can imagine Nemours deciding on the exact placement of each shape, measuring, adjusting. It's all about the relationship, how the colors speak to each other, how the shapes balance, and how the negative space breathes. The yellow is cheerful and so is the purple, and the black is serious. I can relate, because I too often find myself in the studio thinking about the placement of shapes and colours, the materiality of painting, the surface and what it means, and trying to make something that speaks. It’s an ongoing conversation for artists, this inspiring conversation and exchange of ideas across time. Painting is ambiguous. It embraces uncertainty. There are no fixed meanings. There are multiple interpretations and meanings.