Soho Dreams 1987

Helen Frankenthaler made this print, called Soho Dreams, most likely in her New York studio using a colour palette that's just so wonderfully subdued. It's all about the process, isn’t it? The way the lavender ink washes across the surface, it's almost like she's staining the paper, letting the material do its thing. The texture, the way the colour pools and bleeds, it's all part of the emotional experience. And then there are those delicate lines at the bottom, like a whisper of something else, a dream maybe? I'm reminded of Joan Mitchell here, the way she fearlessly pushes paint around, letting the colours collide and dance. Art's just an ongoing conversation, right? No fixed meanings, just possibilities.