After the storm 1935

Ľudovít Čordák painted this scene, “After the Storm” with oil on canvas, and you can just see the energy and weight of the paint. It’s like he's wrestling with the sky, trying to capture this fleeting moment. I love to imagine him outside in the elements, feeling the shift in the air after the downpour, mixing these muddy, complicated colors on his palette, and then trying to get it down quickly before the light changes again. Look at those brushstrokes in the clouds – they’re thick and creamy, almost sculptural. It makes you feel the density of the clouds, the moisture in the air. The sky has these little patches of pink and peach. It is like the sky is clearing, just like when Rothko does those blocks of color. I feel like I’m right there with Čordák, trying to hold onto the moment when the world feels both heavy and full of promise.