Cosmogonie 1961

Horia Damian made this painting, "Cosmogonie," and it feels like he was wrestling with the universe. Look at those blues, thick and thin, pulling you into some kind of cosmic swirl. The way he's layered those marks, it's like he's building up a whole world, dot by dot, scratch by scratch. Notice those intricate, almost woven patterns in the center. It's like looking at a tapestry of stars, or maybe the blueprint of a dream. The surface is alive with texture, each stroke telling a story of how it came to be. It makes me think of Agnes Martin, but wilder, less controlled. Damian is letting the paint do its thing, and in the process, he's inviting us to lose ourselves in the messy, beautiful chaos of creation. It's not about answers; it's about the questions, the wonder, and the endless possibilities of paint.