L'infinie suffisance 1965

Asger Jorn made "L'infinie suffisance" with juicy brushstrokes in a kaleidoscope of yellows, blues, greens, reds and blacks. Imagine Jorn in his studio, brush in hand, pushing the paint around, maybe scratching into it. The colors feel raw, like feelings spilling out onto the canvas, maybe even scraping back to reveal the layers underneath. I can almost see the ghost of other images hiding just beneath the surface! That black line snaking across the centre feels like a bold decision, a way to anchor the chaos, or maybe disrupt it even more. It makes me think about all the artists who came before him, playing with form and pushing the boundaries of what painting can be. Painting is a conversation, a constant back-and-forth between artists across time, each one building on what came before, and challenging what is to come. Jorn is part of that messy, beautiful, infinitely sufficient conversation.