Mouvement 1989

Aurel Cojan's 'Mouvement' is a flurry of marks on canvas, a light-hearted, nervous energy in paint. It's a dance of thin lines and a creamy, off-white palette, punctuated by small areas of red and black. Looking at this, I imagine Cojan caught in a whirlwind of thought, his hand barely keeping up as he tried to capture the speed and complexity of life. There's a sense of the artist scratching at the surface, trying to find something just out of reach. The paint isn't laid on thick; instead, it's a delicate veil, allowing light to pass through. It reminds me of Cy Twombly's scribbled surfaces, where mark-making becomes a kind of thinking out loud. That bold, black, crescent-shaped gesture there—it's like a punctuation mark in a stream of consciousness, a moment of emphasis or a change of direction. Ultimately, painting is an ongoing conversation across time, where one artist’s gestures spark new ideas in another's mind. Cojan leaves us with a feeling more than a statement. It is an open-ended invitation to interpret and experience.