833 1983

Funasaka Yoshisuke made this print, "833," with who-knows-what, but it's all about color and a sense of, like, floating architecture. It's got this flat, sunny yellow that makes you think of old walls in Italian movies, and then bam! – a dark grey stripe cuts right through it. Those vertical lines, they're not quite perfect, are they? More like little figures, each with their own little wiggle, playing against that rigid background. It's the kind of painting that embraces the wonkiness of the world. Look at the surface; it's smooth but feels like it has a tooth, probably through the printmaking process. You can feel the hand of the artist in every line, in every color choice. It reminds me a bit of Agnes Martin's grids, but Yoshisuke brings a playfulness that's all his own. It’s not about perfection; it's about feeling your way through the process. And that's what makes art so damn interesting, right?