Untitled 1975

This 'Untitled' piece was made by Mira Schendel. It's got this calming blue background, almost like a deep sky, and then these delicate golden markings scattered across it. I can imagine Schendel in her studio, maybe lost in thought, as she applied each tiny mark with incredible care. It's interesting to think about the physicality of this piece – the way the paint sits on the surface, not too thick, but just enough to catch the light. These marks remind me of stars, or maybe a constellation? Schendel was playing with ideas of space, language, and existence. You can really see how she was thinking about the relationship between the individual mark and the larger whole. Painting is like having a conversation with other artists, riffing off each other’s ideas and approaches. And for me, this kind of painting is all about embracing the unknown, allowing for different ways of seeing and feeling.