Untitled 1959

Andre Lanskoy made this ‘Untitled’ painting with oil paint in a swirl of greens, blues, and lavenders. Can’t you just imagine him, in his studio, wrestling with these colors, trying to get them to behave, to make something new? There's a real physicality to the way he's applied the paint. It's not just about color; it's about texture, about the surface itself. See how some areas are thick and impastoed, while others are thin and translucent? Look at the way the triangles almost march across the canvas, each one a slightly different shade, a slightly different angle. It’s a whole family of triangles, each with its own personality. You can see him working through his ideas right there on the canvas. All artists are magpies, grabbing shiny bits from the world around them, from each other, and making something new. Painting is a conversation, a back-and-forth across time and space. It’s about feeling as much as seeing, and it's up to you to bring your own experiences to the mix.