Cercle 10-8-7 2010

Matsutani made "Cercle 10-8-7" using graphite, and there's a real sense of process unfolding right before your eyes. I love how the stark monochrome palette focuses your attention on the mark-making itself. The texture is everything here, right? Look at how the graphite is layered, thick in some areas, almost transparent in others. You can practically feel the artist's hand moving across the surface. Notice that bold diagonal slash cutting through the circle like a knife. It’s raw, immediate, and it destabilizes the perfect geometry of the circle, adding a touch of chaos. This piece reminds me a bit of Robert Motherwell’s work. Both artists share a love for simple forms and gestural abstraction. It's like Matsutani is inviting us to witness a conversation between control and chance, precision and spontaneity. Art’s like that, isn’t it? An ongoing dialogue.