Untitled (Yellow) [1st state 1/2] 1982

This first state of ‘Untitled (Yellow)’ is a print by Jasper Johns. Look at how the seemingly random dots make up a field of activity. It’s like a screen, not hiding but maybe obscuring. I love how Johns uses a kind of controlled chaos; it's like he's setting up a system and then letting it go a bit wild. The handprint reaching up is so evocative. It makes me think about touch, about the artist's own hand, and about our desire to reach out and connect. And the arrow pointing down… what does it mean? Is it directing us, or is it a symbol of something else entirely? Johns is like Cy Twombly’s orderly cousin, creating a space where meaning is always shifting and uncertain. That’s what keeps me coming back.