Expansion Geometry №2 2003

Charles Gibbons made this artwork, Expansion Geometry №2, with bold, energetic brushstrokes in a palette of muted grays punctuated by vibrant reds and yellows. The act of painting itself feels like a dynamic experiment, shifting and evolving through a process of trial, error, and intuition. I can almost feel the artist wrestling with the canvas, layering paint, scraping it away, and then building it up again. What was Gibbons thinking as he added those bright geometric shapes amidst the swirling brushstrokes? Maybe he was trying to impose order on chaos, or perhaps he was revealing the hidden geometry within the disorder. The texture is palpable, the paint applied with a physicality that invites us to contemplate the materiality of the medium. Each stroke is not just a mark but a gesture, carrying intention and feeling. This reminds me of other painters who grappled with similar questions, like how far can we push representation before it dissolves into abstraction? It's like they're all in conversation across time. Artists inspire each other, engaging in a dialogue of ideas. Painting is an embodied expression, an embrace of ambiguity. There's no single interpretation, and the meaning evolves over time.