Dimensions: image: 851 x 632 mm
Copyright: © Estate of Sam Francis/ ARS, NY & DACS, London 2014 | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Editor: So, this is "Damn Braces" by Sam Francis. No date is listed. The vibrant blues and reds splashed across the canvas definitely grab your attention, but the chaotic composition makes me wonder what was going through the artist's head. What do you make of it? Curator: It feels like an explosion of pure emotion, doesn't it? Francis often explored the interplay of color and light, pushing the boundaries of Abstract Expressionism. Notice how the negative space is just as important as the painted areas. Editor: Yeah, now that you mention it, the white space does give it room to breathe. Is it almost like the colors are reaching out from some central point? Curator: Precisely! It could be interpreted as a release, a catharsis. Or perhaps a playful dance. What feeling does it leave *you* with? Editor: I think I'm starting to see past the chaos and appreciate the energy, the raw expression. Definitely makes you think. Curator: Exactly! It's like Francis is inviting us into his inner world, braces and all.
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A lithograph is made by drawing on the surface of a flat stone or zinc plate, then adding a type of ink that sticks to the crayoned marks and pressing a piece of paper against it to make a print. As the dripping and pooling of ink on these lithographs demonstrates, the process was suited to the sort of gestural marks that Francis made in his paintings. He was struck by the subtle receptivity of the 'stone' on which the print is drawn, saying 'you breathe on it and it shows'. Gallery label, August 2004
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