Les alliances Thème Rose 1959

Jean Degottex made "Les alliances Thème Rose" with ink, and you can feel the gesture in it. The ink is so black, and the paper so white, that it feels like a snap decision that has been carefully arrived at. It's interesting how the surface has absorbed the ink in a way that makes it feel dry, almost like charcoal. The brushstrokes are bold and confident, yet there's also a fragility to them, especially in the drips and splatters that surround the main form. It gives the image a sense of movement and energy, as if the artist were working quickly and spontaneously. I love the way that the ink bleeds into the paper, creating these soft, blurred edges. Thinking about Franz Kline, or even Brice Marden, it's like the image is in a dialogue, a conversation, always changing, always in process.