Adam and Eve (1) 1970

Pietro Lazzari created this work, Adam and Eve (1), with gestural marks in a monochrome palette. I wonder what it was like for him to be in the studio, shifting and finding his way through error and intuition. I empathize. That head, a dark swirling cloud of something. Those marks create a textured surface, all through color and gesture. The whole thing is so physical. I can imagine Lazzari thinking about the legacy of painting, too. He is in dialogue with artists across time. Each one responding to the ideas of those before. It’s kind of exciting to think about that. Every painting is an expression. There is ambiguity, sure, but it’s ripe with possibility.