Rose Rose (London 2012 Olympic Games Poster) 2012

Bridget Riley made Rose Rose for the London Olympics in 2012 using stripes of color. Can you imagine how the artwork came into being, shifting and emerging through trial, error, and intuition? I sympathize with Riley, thinking about what it might have been like to create this piece. It's not just about pretty colors; it's about how they play off each other, making your eyes dance. The horizontal stripes, in all their pinks, greens, and oranges, create a rhythm that’s almost musical. It's like she's conducting an orchestra of hues. I wonder if she was thinking of other color field painters, like Agnes Martin, who explored similar ideas of repetition and visual sensation. Painters are in an ongoing conversation, inspiring one another across time. Painting is a form of embodied expression, embracing ambiguity and allowing for multiple interpretations.