The Upper Room: Mono Naranja 2002

Chris Ofili made "The Upper Room: Mono Naranja" with a blend of materials, diving into a world where process is palpable. The canvas sings with layers of color, a dance between vibrant yellows and fiery oranges, with the red lines on top. You can almost feel the texture, the physicality of paint pushed and pulled across the surface. In the bottom left corner there's a perfect black circle, in contrast to the rest of the image. It grounds you, while the rest of the piece feels like its floating. Each mark contributes to the artwork's emotional resonance, an echo of the artist's hand. Ofili reminds me of Howard Hodgkin, in his use of color and abstraction. He understands that art embraces ambiguity, inviting us into a conversation that stretches across time.