Untitled III 2000

Gunther Forg made this Untitled III painting with confident strokes in red and blue. I can imagine Forg in his studio, perhaps with music playing, approaching the canvas with a clear intention. But it is the physicality of paint that is truly captivating here! The way the brush drags across the surface, leaving these trails and ridges – you can almost feel the texture. See how the blue seems to cascade downwards, like a waterfall, while the red sits above, a horizon line, or a setting sun. Forg, like other painters, is always in dialogue with the history of art, nodding to Rothko perhaps, but with an energy that is entirely his own. This is an invitation to slow down, to feel, and to reflect on the act of painting itself. Each gesture, each colour choice, is a record of a thought, a feeling, a moment in time. And in that sense, it’s never truly ‘untitled’ because it’s always open to interpretation.