The Beginning of Miracles: XIV 1953

Corita Kent’s ‘The Beginning of Miracles: XIV’ is a print, and it’s all about process, like a snapshot of her thinking. The way she’s laid down this gorgeous reddish-pink ink, kinda uneven and scratchy, feels like she's chasing after something, not trying to nail it down. Look at that central figure, or maybe it’s several figures layered on top of each other, see how they're built up from these bold, quick marks. Some areas are dense and dark, others are barely there, just ghosts. It’s like she’s letting the image emerge, bit by bit, from the surface, revealing its own story as she goes along. I love how the rawness of the printmaking shows through, all those little imperfections and variations, like seeing the artist's hand at work, unedited. It reminds me of Robert Rauschenberg’s screen prints – that same energy and freedom, that belief in art as something that’s alive and changing. Ultimately, art is about the questions, not the answers.